Its the longest day of the year, and eighteen-year-old Brandy Bailey has just received the worst news of her life: Shes been accepted to a top nursing school, making her mother overwhelmingly proud. The thing is, Brandy wants to be an artist. She knows all the risks of chasing her dream. Shes heard them from her mother over and over. On top of that, Brandys annoying classmate from high school, the startlingly handsome Ben Nolan, is catching his far-fetched dream of being an actor. Why does he get to be fearless while she has to be practical? Ben is the last thing Brandy wants on her mind, so of course today is the day he decides to glue himself to her hip. Now his perfect face is right there in the cacophony crashing through her head. Spinning in too many directions, Brandys emotions clash with the flashing lights at the towns summer carnival.