Holly recently started seeing a new guy...and she likes him. A lot. His name is Shawn. He's tall dark and handsome. He says all the right things, dresses nice...he's basically perfect. But there's something about him that's a little unsettling.
Shawn is...dangerous. He's always talking to shady people. He's always out at all hours of the night. He owns bandanas...even ski masks...Holly thinks he's in a gang. A real bad boy. But that side of him...it's kind of exciting for her.
Holly has always been a good girl. Her parents always try to keep her sheltered and safe. But Shawn's a window into another world...one where things are raw...and ROUGH.
But not everyone is excited about Holly's new boyfriend. Branden has heard some things about him and Branden is a little worried. You see...Branden kinda has a crush on Holly. The two of them have been study partners for a while now, and he loves everything about her. Her personality...her tiny body...her pretty smile... Branden expresses his concerns to Holly, but Holly laughs. Holly is in a study group with Branden because Branden is smart. But she knows that he likes her. She also knows that there is no chance in hell that she would ever date him. He's so lame! "You're too nice." is what she says to him.
That triggers something in Branden. Something...primal. He's been told all his life that he's too nice. Too kind. Girls laugh at him and overlook him. And he's tired of it. Holly wants him to be bad? To be like this asshole Shawn that she keeps talking about? Oh he can do that. And more. "Let me see that mask." he says to Holly, as the anger builds inside him.