Indigo's going back to school after a long bout of glandular fever He's not looking forward to it, as he knows the bullies will be waiting for him But he's determined to stand on his own two feet - so when Saffy and Sarah break up a fight in the boys' bathroom, he's furious Until he meets Tom Tom is over from the States for a term, staying with his gran while his family sort out their own problems back home He loves music and joking and is unfazed by the bullies He helps Indigo to challenge his fears, and in doing so is absorbed into the crazy Casson family and finds some answers of his own Rose adores him and is determined to help him get the guitar he's been eyeing in the local music shop - but her attempts to help end in disaster, leaving only one way out