Miley, known to her family as Momay, was the daughter of the owners of the "La Vida Funland" carnival. Her father died from a brain tumor, devastating her family; her mother Shirley had to remain independent for the children. As Shirley managed the carnival she encountered problems such as accidents in which one of her employees died. It was then believed that the employee's husband went to their house and committed arson that accidentally killed Miley, but the man pleaded "not guilty." After Momay's death, Shirley's depression got the better of her; she disappeared into thin air, leaving her son Justin in the care of his aunt Hillary, who was fixated on taking over the La Vida Funland business. As Momay passed into purgatory, she pleaded to return to earth to wrap up all the lose ends in her life. Still in the form and with the mind of a child, she returned to their home, now old and decaying, where she met a cowardly little boy named Andrew. They became best friends as Andrew tries to help Momay find her family.