This book is about how one person's death can affect another, even people who didn't know the one who died well. Torey, the main character, was once a bully towards Christopher Creed and feels guilty about it. Once Creed disappears, all Torey can think about is finding him. This affects him mentally and he becomes obsessed with trying to look after him. Torey, is a freshman in high school at Steepleton. He plays football and baseball and plays in a blues band with his best friend Alex. He and his friends are popular. Christopher Creed is a boy who is not popular at school and does not have many friends. Suddenly he disappears. Torey doesn't think much about Christopher's disappearance until Sunday. While at church, Christopher's parents thank the people who helped search for Christopher and ask for further help from anyone who may know why he ran away. Christopher sent the principal an email and it is unknown whether Christopher committed suicide or ran away. Alex and Ryan, remember being mean and bullying Christopher. Torey also remembers beating Christopher and thinks that Alex and Ryan shouldn't joke about how Christopher could have committed suicide. Alex later hacks into the school computer to read the letter Christopher sent to Mr. Ames. He says that Christopher wishes he had been born as someone else, like Torey, Alex, or other popular kids. Torey doesn't like how Christopher assumed Torey had a perfect life. Ali lives next door to the Creed house. He claims he doesn't have a perfect life, even though he was in the same group as Torey. He tells Torey that Mrs. Creed is strict with her children. Ali thinks that Mrs. Creed is responsible for Christopher's disappearance....... middle of paper ...... opher. Many of Torey's friends accuse him and Bo of killing Christopher. In a rage, Torey goes into the woods alone and climbs onto the edge of a rock, which tips over, and Torey breaks his leg. He sees the leg bone and wonders why the leg feels like it's burning but doesn't hurt. When the rock tilted, it exposed a cave. Torey drags himself into the cave with his broken leg. He sees a body and a gun and thinks he has found Christopher. Torey is taken to the hospital and later to a mental health facility. Everything seems burnt to him and the nursery rhymes continue to run through his head. He discovers that the body he found was Bob Haines. After several months, Torey recovers and his parents send him to boarding school in another city so he can avoid rumors and gossip. She continues to search and email people, hoping that she will eventually find Christopher.