The last words Jessica's mother told her and her younger brother Jake was that she would be right back. Little did Jessica and Jake know, that she would never return. They were alone and orphaned in a world that within hours became a forgotten place.
Two years have passed and the two kids are the last living beings on Earth. After a deadly virus epidemic destroys the world in late 2006, Jake and Jessica are left to survive on their own in a world long gone and forgotten. While struggling to put the past behind them, 17-year-old Jessica is forced to grow up fast in this new world as decisions need to be made to keep both herself and her brother alive.