When Oakley Nelson loses his brother, Lucas, to cancer, he thinks he'll never recover. In the midst of her parents' arguments and her battle with depression, she feels nothing but emptiness inside. When her mother suggests she spend the summer in California with Aunt Jo, Oakley isn't sure a change of scenery will change everything, but she wants to try. In California, at Aunt Jo's house, Oakley finds a kind of safety and freedom. After the move, her mother gives her a notebook with letters addressed to her - from Lucas. Reading one letter a day, she realizes how much he loved her, and each letter challenges her to be better and continue to enjoy life. He wants her to move on. If only it were that easy. But then surfer Carson comes into her life, and Oakley is stunned. He makes her feel again. As soon as she lets him into her life, she is surprised by the interest she has in him. Things are getting more difficult. How can she fall in love and be happy when Lucas will never have the chance to experience the same? Guided by her brother's posthumous words, Oakley must learn to listen and trust herself again. She soon realizes that a second chance is a way to learn from the mistakes of the past, and you should not always leave the past behind in order to find happiness in the future. Translated for the group: