While exploring a strange hole in a field after a party, the three discover a glowing, pulsating alien crystal underground. They all touch it, and Andrew blacks out.
After waking up, they discover they have developed powerful telekinetic abilities (moving objects with their minds). Over the next few weeks, they secretly train their powers, starting small (moving a Lego) and progressing to lifting cars, flying, and pushing a truck off a bridge.
Initially, the powers are a source of fun and bonding. But as Andrew's home life deteriorates (his dying mother, abusive alcoholic father), he begins to use his powers with increasing anger and recklessness. A public humiliation at a magic show pushes him over the edge. After his father attacks him, Andrew lashes out with his powers, causing his father's death—and in that moment, he feels nothing .