This is the story of five young women who are trapped in a cave during a massive earthquake and the change in the world around them when they finally escape; their journey to find family and their trauma in the new way of life they are forced to live; the people they meet on their journey, friends they make, and friends they lose; their apprehension of where they are heading and what will become of them; and their amazement at the strength of those around them and the strength they find in themselves.