In Darkness is about a boy nicknamed Shorty who was trapped under hospital ruins from the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Within the quietness of the ruins, he thought about his past and how he lived it. He and his twin sister shared the experience of adventure as they grew into separate teens. He thought about how his sister was killed and the fact that his mother didn't admit that his sister was dead. He thought about when he was taken to the hospital that he was trapped under. When he wasn't thinking about his past life, he dreamt that he was a slave long ago, saving many other slaves who wanted to be free.