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 Lolas 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.