Katie Thomas is escaping years of enduring family bullying especially from her brothers finding fault with her total being. Most damaging of all, during moments of total rejection, sadness and hurt, when Katie so wanted to cry, to relieve her feelings of disappointment she was told repeatedly, "Big Girls Don't Cry!" "Big Girls Don't Cry!"
Being deprived of a happy childhood, Katie steps out into the world to begin her life. Searching for mental freedom, if anything, helping her release years of restrained emotions, she finds a modest decision, a brief encounter, and a slight action changes her life. Katie's modest decision leads her to meet Brian, a fellow engineering student, her "first love." Katie's brief encounter introduces her to Roger, a rugged oil company rig supervisor with heart melting blue eyes. With her slight action, Katie makes the acquaintance of Thaddeus Lee Baxter, III, an engineering peer with a surprising personality despite his high-society background.
As Katie experiences the outcomes of her modest decision, brief encounter, and slight action, will she discover the path to cry the river of tears bottled-up within her for so long?Will her path lead her to tears of joy and forever love?
