When Vinyl's mother died, her father remarried again. Vinyl and her stepmother don't get along, so she runs away. She refuses to speak and still doesn't to this day. Music is her only comfort, but the head of the orphanage that she lives in, forbids it. Meanwhile, Octavia grows up in a safe and happy family environment and learns to play the cello. One day, Vinyl returns to the family home to attend the funeral of her parents. There she meets Octavia and the two of them become best friends, vowing to be sisters forever. They share the family home and create beautiful music for all to hear.