Is there a person in the world who is not familiar with despondency? So Rita Germanova, a strong and extraordinary woman who achieved everything in her life through her own labor, fell into his snare. For the first time in her life, she realizes that she is unable to fight external circumstances. Of course, they have become difficult now, like most people. But Rita was never afraid of difficulties! And yet, despondency overcame her... Could it be that her best years would be spent in it? And suddenly a meeting with former classmates - long forgotten, living in a small provincial town - completely changes Rita’s life...