Rachel’s college life shatters when her mom slashes her allowance to $65 a month—meticulously tracked, penny by penny. Humiliated, hungry, and desperate, she’s forced to fake a wild romance on Instagram just to trigger her mother’s jealousy. But when her rebellion backfires, Rachel must choose: beg for scraps, or finally break free from her mother’s chokehold—even if it means losing everything she’s ever known.
Lauren Bennett is swept into a whirlwind of small-town family drama when she visits her boyfriend Kyle’s rural Montana home, only to be met with hostility and outlandish demands from his domineering mother. Her struggle for self-respect escalates from a shocking table-flip confrontation to a fight for her own apartment when Kyle’s family invades her life even after the breakup. With her independence and dignity on the line, Lauren’s journey is a fierce, emotionally charged battle for boundaries and self-worth.