Bitterblue plot
"Sometimes it's not what you see, but what you believe."
Tobey Marshall is ignored by most of the Junior High School kids. Tobey was seriously traumatized by the death of his parents as a result of the attack on the 'World Trade Center' on September 11, 2001. Since then, he has lived with his Uncle Nick and Aunt Jannah. Tobey is a loner who has created his own world in which he believes he is protected by an angel. Tobey befriends young girl Suzy Stanely, who also lives in a fantasy world, and both find that they have more in common than they ever expected. Suzy is also mesmerized by Jim Doder, who leads a double life: in addition to being the most popular basketball player in school, he is involved as a gang leader in a series of local burglaries. When Suzy learns of this, she rejects Jim's affections and remains loyal to Tobey. But then Jim makes life very difficult for both of them.