Eight-and-a-half year old Annabel has been fostered many times in her young life, only to be rejected after the trial period. She secretly harbours a wish to be adopted by her 'dream mummy and daddy' who work at the school she attends, but feels that they are not interested. When she goes to live with the Bradleys at their luxury mansion in the West Country and is given swimming and riding lessons, she senses it is all too good to be true...And it is. Tension builds and after an incident, Annabel runs away back to the children's home in London, exposing herself to many dangers along the way. Will she make it back safely against the odds? Will she ever see her dream mummy and daddy again...and could her dearest wish ever come true?