Handsome prep school student Kelley Morse (Chris Klein) had it all--until a fiery car crash brings his privileged world crashing down. When the court ruling forces him to rebuild the diner he destroyed and live with those less fortunate, he meets a kind and beautiful small-town girl, Samantha (Leelee Sobieski). Their lives soon intersect like the branches in a Robert Frost poem they both love. But everything changes when Samantha's long-time boyfriend, Jasper (Josh Hartnett), uncovers their secret romance and tempers flare in this powerful story of friendship and true love.