He is devastated when Becky dies in a senseless car accident. Their coach, Max, won't give them any details, but they volunteer anyway. As it happens, this turns out to be excellent training for the real-life struggles that confront them that same week. They also witness firsthand the lasting consequences of impulsive behavior. Life doesn't forgive you because you're young and ignorant.
Life only has to be true to itself.
By the standards of his small town, Coho, Montana, Willie is a living legend. A jock no more, Willie struggles to talk and walk. His relationships with his father, friends and girlfriend fall apart. Hating his life, Willie goes as far as he can by bus and ends up in Oakland, California, not realizing he has landed in the middle of an Asian gang's turf. High, an alternative school.