That was it. The moment when she had to tell her mother she had sinned. The moment when she had to tell her mother that she had, of all things you could have in the world, a friend.

The cracked walls of Willow Manor hold Eloise Callas-Carter within them like a cage. With not even a magazine to her name and only her home uniform to wear in the supposed safety of her room, when an outgoing new girl joins her school and extends a hand, she's all too eager to take it.

Soon to discover the unwritten rules of friendship, Eloise tries her best to navigate the etiquette that comes with having an ally, all while trying to keep her newfound joy hidden from the imposing eyes of her mother.