Dian has been coming to the Dominican Republic with her doctor parents for years. Now that she's thirteen, she had wanted to stay home in Canada, but instead she is helping her parents set up their clinic and looking forward to hanging out with her Dominican friend Aracely. When fourteen-year-old Aracely makes a shocking announcement-she is engaged to be married-Dian struggles to accept that Aracely has the right to choose her own destiny, even if it is very different from what Dian would choose for her.
