This is the story of a teenage boy named Steven Percival , who is known as `Percy' to his close friends and family. Steven is seventeen years old and he has a gift that he does not want. This is because whenever he has strong emotions about anything, strange things begin to happen around him. This gift affects his friends and other people close by because it makes them behave strangely. He also fears that he may have accidently killed another young man because of his powers. This is why he runs away to a small seaside town called Grunsby-On-Sea because he thinks that nobody will look for him there.
After being there by himself for a short time, he is soon joined by his best friend, Freya , her boyfriend, Marcus and his friend Troy . While these four young people are having a meal in a greasy spoon cafe, Steven gets to meet another young man, Zachary, who has the same unwanted powers as him. The two young men meet up and Steven learns some useful advice from his new friend. There is also somebody else trying to keep tabs on Steven and this is a young woman who is working as a secret agent for some mysterious organisation.
After being there by himself for a short time, he is soon joined by his best friend, Freya , her boyfriend, Marcus and his friend Troy . While these four young people are having a meal in a greasy spoon cafe, Steven gets to meet another young man, Zachary, who has the same unwanted powers as him. The two young men meet up and Steven learns some useful advice from his new friend. There is also somebody else trying to keep tabs on Steven and this is a young woman who is working as a secret agent for some mysterious organisation.