T.J. has always been protective of his little sister, Angela, taking care of her when they were left alone and when their mother's boyfriend would get angry. While in a foster home, T.J. was the only one who could get Angela out of her bad moods and who understood why she made origami paper cranes and threw them out the window. When a fall lands Angela unconscious in a hospital, T.J. thinks about his life and Angela's future.