Rachel is a young girl starting to pack for college with her best friend Jack. As she packs her boxes Jack unpacks them, rips off labels and makes fun of her just like old times. But Jack wants one thing to happen before he lets Rachel leave, he wants her to accept her past and let him go. Throughout their conversation we realize that Jack is much more to her than just a friend. Rachel must free her mind from the voices that cloud her judgment to be able to see Jack for who he is and what their relationship really was. Growing up in an abusive home with only her father Rachel finally remembers the violent death of her brother Billy. As the shadows of her memories become clearer she relives the day she said goodbye to her brother and hello to her imaginary friend Jack. The story deals with the struggle a child has with abuse as well as the reality of creating different personalities to assist in dealing with it. But in this coming of age story before Rachel can start the next chapter of her life she must let go and recover from the horrors of her childhood that have for so long shaped her as a person.
