Annabelle Tillman, the daughter of a senator, is sent to a Catholic Church boarding school after being expelled from two of her previous schools. Simone Bradley, a poetry teacher at the school, is in charge of her dormitory. Annabelle shares the dormitory with an amiable classmate, Kristen. She also shares a room with Catherine, who tends to bully people, and Colins, a student with a nervous disposition.