When new girl Carly Matthews, arrives at Souhegan High School, Ella and her four best friends-Olivia, Rebecca, Sophia, and Hailey-immediately feel threatened. Senior year is supposed to be carefree and easy. But when the rumors start, actions are set into motion. Actions that can't easily be undone. The newspapers paint them as "real life mean girls," but this is not who they are...or rather who they were. A hierarchy of popularity, years in the making, is uncovered when Carly's uninhibited behaviors thrust Ella and her friends into a storm of bullying that leads them down a path they never imagined. Until finally Ella finds herself at a Crossroads where she must decide between standing alongside her friends to finish what they started, or come forward and take responsibility for what they've done. But just remember, whatever path you might choose for Ella...in real life, you can never go back!