On the 4th of July, a small Texas diner receives new customers from all over the nation. One family arrives to the small town in search for an old war buddy, Bill, who offered the husband a job, but the townspeople insist that Bill's work is not accepting any new workers.

A freshman at a Texas high school has a crush on the beautiful and mysterious girl next door. When her little brother is hospitalized with a life-threatening injury, and he's tasked with feeding her family's dog each night, he learns a startling secret.

After fishing in a creek by a Texan oil field, a little boy finds a singing tabby cat that asks for water. When he tries to tell people about it, no one believes him.