Ximena agrees to cancel her dream coastal graduation getaway when her boyfriend Preston prioritizes the desert road-trip itinerary demanded by her manipulative friend Blair. On departure morning, Blair steals the front passenger seat while Ximena endures motion sickness in the rear, only for Preston to drive away from a desolate rest stop while Ximena purchases medicine inside.
Instead of calling to plead with them, Ximena deletes Preston's contact info, books a solo ticket to a sunlit seaside village, and cultivates an independent writing existence. When Preston tracks her down six months later with desperate apologies, Ximena looks at him with absolute indifference from her seaside patio.
