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Lera has been living in Berlin for almost a year since the outbreak of the full scale invasion in Ukraine. Lera does not feel well in Berlin and makes an impulsive decision to go back to Kyiv for the first time since the war started. On her way, Lera finds out that her family is not in Kyiv and won't arrive until the next day. So she meets her friend Kyrylo, with whom she spends the day, just like before the war. Next morning, Lera meets her mother and sister. She finally feels at home, but still doubts whether she will stay in Kyiv or go back to Berlin.

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