Normal people don't have portals, right? After a messy breakup, Cora, a typical college student, encounters Esmerelda. A once romantic moment at Esmerelda's house turns supernatural as Cora finds a portal in the attic! She runs away, thinking she'll never see Esmerelda again, until she turns up at her work and school. But from what was once just a weird encounter builds a one-sided rivalry as Cora tries to beat Esme at everything she does.