It is the final semester of Jason Carillo's, Kyle Meeks's, and Nelson Glassman's senior year of high school.

In the beginning they write letters expressing their past experiences and their current issues.

They face the issues of coming out to the public, deciding which college to go to, and the ever-present threat of HIV/AIDS.

Nelson's mother keeps wanting to meet Jeremy and approves of their romantic relationship until she discovers that he is positive.

He is also upset because his best friend Kyle might be going to Princeton without him, leaving him to go to Tech (a boring, nerdy school in his opinion) alone.

When the team stays in a hotel for a big swim meet, Kyle gets upset when his teammates refuse to share a room with him and almost walks out of frustration.

Jason wants to come out to the team but is afraid that he will lose his scholarship from Tech.