Dylan, a 10-year-old boy, is bored of sitting at home. His father is not home, he is fighting with his friend Ethan, and his older brother Nate is doing homework. While complaining about all this to his mom, he is delighted to hear her offer to take them skiing. On the car ride to the slopes, Dylan comments that he wishes he had cancer like Nate. He stands by his statement with his meager, childlike pride, and Nate brushes it off before their mom gets upset. At the ski slopes, Dylan sees three teenagers without helmets planning to go on the most difficult slope. Wanting to be like them, he throws a small fit when his mother forces him to wear a helmet. He also feels embarrassed to still be trailing behind his mom on the beginner hill. Just as he is making plans to go off on his own, a quiet crowd gathers around him. Nate has collapsed and tiredly leans against their mom on the ground. Dylan becomes hyperaware of the onlookers and his brother’s thinning hair and lack of eyebrows. The Ski Patrol comes to drive them away, and Dylan insists that he can go down the hill himself and return his skis. After being left on his own, he sees the teenagers from before and decides to follow them instead. He hurtles down an extremely steep trail and crashes into something. When he opens his eyes, he is in great pain and people are surrounding him like they did with Nate before. At the doctor’s office, it is revealed that Dylan has a few broken ribs and a small fracture, but nothing serious. Meanwhile, Nate’s port reveals that they nearly missed an emergency at the ski slope. Dylan’s mom hugs him close and thanks him for being alive.