A realistic story of a married woman whose life spirals after her husband gets laid off, causing him to lose his sense of purpose. Once passionate about his job, he descends into stress-induced paranoia and eventually turns violent. Unable to endure the abuse any longer, she packs her belongings and leaves home. With no family to turn to, the only person she can rely on is the store manager from her part-time job at a convenience store. Desperate and vulnerable, she pleads with him, "Won't you hold me?" That single sentence becomes the turning point in her life, transforming her loneliness and fear into the beginning of something new.