Paulina Almada awakes amnesiac beside a wailing teenage girl in a car wreck. In retrospect, she recounts her descent into an existential crisis that makes this near-death experience her redemption. The bitter cynicism or stark lucidity that veils her fear of abandonment has made her so cruel that she risks losing her boyfriend, Felipe, and her only friend, Maite. After Felipe breaks up with her, Paulina and Maite set out on a road trip. 'The fake Thelma and Louise, manless runaways without style or courage,' she reflects sullenly. Willed and accidental misadventures ensue, including crashing a quinceanera, which threaten to irrevocably alter her experience of the everyday. When we finally witness the collision, it s clear that all bonds, and life itself, are meaningful because they are temporary.
