After losing her brother, Bastien, in a bus accident on her thirteenth birthday, Fiona begins to question her faith. Once an honor roll student with similar friends, she begins to stray from her own beliefs and a family that loves herauntil she finally finds the courage to open the gift Bastien had left for her. Tucked inside the small gold box, on a pillow of cotton, was a silver necklace in the shape of a dove, a symbol of peace and faith, with an inscription on the back which read, aAlways in your heart.a For the first time in months, Fiona feels that she is not alone, and with the precious gift as an ever-present reminder, she is able to persevere through the pressures that come along with being a teenager.