Natasha is a seventeen-year-old girl. She receives the news that her family is going to be deported from the United States since they are illegal immigrants. Her brother is the only one in their family that is a U.S. citizen. Simultaneously, Daniel, a seventeen-year-old boy is getting his hair cut before an interview with Yale, which he is pressured to go to because of his parents.
Natasha and Daniel meet and begins speaking as Natasha looks for help for her family’s situation, without managing to find it, and Daniel trying to see if God is real. They spend the rest of the day together, as they both like each other and wish to be with each other as much as possible. They are vastly different, Daniel being from an Asian family and Natasha being an illegal immigrant. Natasha likes reason and is a logical person, while Daniel is driven by passion and love. As they spend their time together, they learn about each other, their likes and dislikes, looking into each other’s perspectives.
Daniel decides to consider not doing what his parents wants him to do, while Natasha looks for something bigger in life. Natasha doesn’t manage to keep her family in the US but is thankful that she met Daniel. They lose contact as they are apart. Ten years later, Natasha is on a plane on her way back to America. She introduces herself to the flight attendant, who she met many years ago. Daniel, who is also on the plane, notices them both and they recognize each other.
