At seventeen, Hal Drucker is a determined lone wolf. He'll show his overprotective parents and the other kids that even though blind he's super smart and completely independent. Oh, he finds people useful at times, but he has no obligations. And actually needing anyone is just not his style. Hal is, however, drawn to a spirited girl who challenges his attitude. Then a dangerous miscalculation on his part shows him that solitude may be riskier that taking chances with other people.