Something scary is happening to seventeen-year-old Jamie Tessman. Ever since she and her mother arrived in Chicago, sheās been plagued by freaky mind-slips and vivid daydreams about her sort-of boyfriend, Webb. When Jamieās inner world starts taking her hostage and keeping her imprisoned for longer periods of time, she becomes terrified that she is slowly losing her mind.
Jamieās mom doesnāt seem to notice anything is wrong. No one doesāuntil Jamie meets Morgan, a new friend whoās had her own ābrush with nuttiness.ā When Jamie disappears into her inner world one night and canāt find her way out, Morgan sees to it that Jamie finally gets help. Morganās aunt, a psychiatrist, breaks through Jamieās paralyzing fear and helps her unravel a tangle of long-forgotten, horrifying secrets in her past...