Eva, pressured to marry a man named Felix to help her father, shocks her family by announcing she is pregnant. They accuse her of lying to avoid the marriage. Determined to protect her unborn child and secure its birth certificate, Eva decides she must marry first. She calls a man she met at a hotel a month ago, reminding him of his promise to take responsibility, and demands he meet her at the Civil Affairs Bureau to register their marriage immediately. She waits anxiously, unsure if he will come.