When Harriet, a lonely young lady who doesnat have many friends, stumbles across a mysterious girl in her backyard, she befriends this mysterious stranger, only to discover that she is not from this world. Clairene is her name, and Harriet has many memorable times with her. However, when Harriet learns of Claireneas family coming to Earth to reclaim Clairene, she starts to feel uneasy about the situation and develops paranoid thoughts about the world meeting its doom. Now Harriet must decide if her friendship with Clairene is genuine, or if it is just a cover for the inevitablea]