When college graduate Sophie is accepted to a prestigious writing program in New York she’s sure that she will have to turn it down and stay behind in the Midwest. That is, until her best friend’s boyfriend, Ethan, decides to tag along for the ride. Sophie and Ethan have a history of butting heads and things finally come to blows when they are forced to share a tiny studio apartment to save money.
Life in a new city starts off rough with only five hundred square feet and a flimsy curtain separating them. But before long Sophie realizes there’s more to Ethan than the moody and brooding artist she thought he was and soon they find themselves heading down a dangerous path that threatens to change everything.
And when the secret they’ve been keeping is finally revealed friendships will be destroyed and relationships will be pushed to the limit, leaving only one question remaining…is what they’ve built together strong enough to survive against all odds?