A story about a boy whose mother was killed as a fighter defending Sarajevo. The boy takes a rose from the garden his mother worked on and brings it to her grave; but when he returns to the grave, the rose is no longer there. Through the sad confession of the boy we meet the people of his environment—his grandfather, grandmother, aunt, and friends; as well as his mother's collegues, and other fighters—who bring warmth and love to the boy in these cruel times.