Emilia de Wit runs away from Amsterdam to escape the scandal her father caused and to see if her famous mother will even notice. She planned on renting an apartment in New York City, but nothing went to plan--now she is homeless on a stranger's doorstep, but she has made new friends with a cute boy named Seth, his sister Abby, and the hot-as-a-model neighbor Jim, and Emilia maybe even is happy. That happiness is threatened by Hurricane Sandy, barreling toward the East Coast.