A coming-of-age drama about a sixteen year-old girl who is determined to do well in the approaching O'level exams.

Sarsi is determined to do well in the approaching O'level exams, but her mother insists that she helps out at the family's turtle soup stall. As Sarsi struggles to cope with school and work, her relationship with her mother is pushed to breaking point, unveiling the secret her mother has been carrying since the death of Sarsi's father.