The Wade family's dire financial situation weighs heavily on seven-year-old Raine Wade. He lashes out at his older sister Ada, mistakenly believing she is the cause of their poverty. His anger boils over and he storms out, only to be severely injured in a car accident that leaves him in a coma. As medical expenses soar, eight-year-old Ada selflessly quits school to cover her brother's treatment, despite her family's disdain for her sacrifice.