Seventeen year old LOLA FRANKLIN runs away from home but allows the world to believe she has been kidnapped. Intent on making her way across country, she meets a boy (MARLO) her age in a New Mexico diner. They fall instantly in love. But when Marlo learns of the reward for Lola#39;s safe return, he must confront his own past and decide whether to take Lola back home to collect the reward or help her continue her mysterious journey.