That day, Svetlana, a fabric painting artist, turned thirty. She was awaiting the arrival of friends and relatives. But here's a person she wasn't expecting. It happened a few years ago. Svetlana was a student, Vladimir was a graduate student. They got married and had a son. But soon Svetlana realized that this marriage was a childhood mistake. Working at the factory helped her heal the pain of her mistake. Then she met Zakhar, a test pilot. He was a man who, like her, devoted himself wholeheartedly to work, to life. But it turned out that sometimes you have to win happiness in a difficult struggle with yourself ...