Sarah, 14, is a ninth-grader. Like the other young girls, she has a best friend and finds boys her age stupid. Like the others, she already dreams of high school and has a crush on Mika, the neighborhood hunk. When he asks her to meet again, she agrees to skip class for him...

Venance, an overweight teenager, faces remarks and teasing about his weight, in his neighborhood and even in his own family. His body reacts to become an outlet for his pain.