The two most important days of your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why. - Mark Twain

Lexi is an extraordinary woman trapped in an average life. The early death of her father and her mother's lack of affection have left their mark. She finds solace only in superficial friendships and relationships. The only person she loves and trusts is her younger sister Casey, but even that relationship is strained. Without finding any real purpose in life, Lexi aimlessly drifted from job to job—until that fateful day when the lights went out. In the early hours of the morning, the United States of America became the target of a spectacular, devastating attack. A super EMP destroyed the entire power grid, rendering almost every electrically operated device useless.