After his father left them, Isaac Anderson and his mother moved to a farm in Stoneybrook, North Carolina owned by family friends, the McCormicks. At four years old, Mason McCormick and Isaac became best friends. Over the years, they helped each other with chores and spent most of their free time together.

Mason assumed they would continue to live on the farm after high school and eventually take over when their parents retired, but Isaac had other plans. He dreamed of becoming a journalist and moving to a big city with unlimited stories to cover.

When Isaac shared his feelings, Mason was devastated, and he responded with anger to hide his pain. As a result, Isaac moved to Atlanta, and Mason didn’t hear from him again. Until five years later, when an accident involving Isaac’s mother had him coming home.