Leela Patel and her family flee Kenya after her father is killed by terrorists. Leela arrives at the apartment which is more like a garrison, and shyly meets her Aunty and Uncle for the first time.
Uncle is brisk, but kind.
Aunty is resentful of Leela's arrival, and subjects her to all the paranoia and strictures of her own life. Dirt, darkness and isolation mark Leela's days until she persuades her Aunty and Uncle to let her work in the store that they own. After a terrible misunderstanding due in part to her Uncle's extracurricular activites, Leela goes out to make a delivery to a customer. She arrives home long after the store has closed, to face the horrible accusations of her aunt. She is eventually forced to explain why she left the store in the first place, and exposes her uncle's infidelity.