Elaine and Donna have left their rural hometown of Childers, Kansas under the dark of night following their high school graduation to pursue their dreams. No one knows where they have gone or what they are up to as they drive to New England to enroll in university. Once there, the girls meet and befriend James and Helen Adams who ultimately become the role models that Elaine and Donna have been missing their whole lives. Their newfound freedom pushes them to new levels in their personal relationship as well as in how they relate to a more open and accepting environment.