Cara is one of several people forced into the quarantine zone after the governments vaccine starts to become redundant against the new strain of the virus. Separated from her partner Anna, Cara is isolated, lonely and forced to watch the world outside the zones borders carry on as normal while she pines for her life to return to what it was.

Finding herself working all hours in the new manufacturing centres set up in the zone, the only outside contact she has is with a man by the name of John who she befriended not long after her relationship with Anna fell apart, speaking with him every day by phone as a way to keep in touch with the outside world as well as acting as her mentor and therapist during these difficult times.

When the government finally develops a breakthrough and announces that a new serum has finally been created, Cara remains skeptical but tries to look forward to the thought of finally being reunited with Anna again.