Clifford Peach is a shy kid, who has just attended the Lake View High School. After facing with all the problems, he makes his situation worse by insulting Moody, the leader of a group of toughs who extort lunch money from kids. In order to keep himself safe from Moody, Clifford decides to hire Linderman, who kills his brother in cold blood, as his bodyguard and that is the beginning of a friendship.