The worst is yet to come, despite Joel's belief that his troubles are finished after getting his mother in a care facility for dementia. It goes deeply into issues of love, friendship, and the fear that everyone has of losing themselves.
A teenage girl befriends a terrifying alien that crash-lands in the desert near her home. As government agents close in, the girl protects her dangerous new companion while also dealing with her depressed mother and the mother’s abusive boyfriend.