- Fred is an average jock(not a star player or anything) who just graduated high school and is still confused about who he is.
- Rachel is an intense girl who speaks plainly about how she feels.
- Mary is Rachel's overprotective mother.
- Bubba Joe is a high school dropout who works stocking shelves down at the local Quicky Mart and has dreams of someday "graduating" from there and working at his dream job -- checker at the local Walmart.
Rachel is sad when Fred gets a scholarship to a collage across the country, but when Fred finds out that Rachel is thinking about going out with Bubba Joe after he leaves, he decides to win her heart back. All the while Rachel has to keep all these relationships behind her mothers back, but her mother is smart.
Fred is siting in his car, still dressed in his graduation gown, thinking about his future when Rachel knocks on the window. "I still can't believe we made it," she exclaims as she enters through the passenger's side door.