The story begins in the overlapping worlds of two teenage girls in 1988 in Karachi, Pakistan. Maryam’s family is extremely rich while Zahra’s is upper-middle-class and climbing. They’re best friends navigating the return to the school year with the addition of breasts and a range of gendered discomforts. Both are noticing men noticing them. Both are unsure how much they want to test the limits of their personal boundaries. Both are on high alert.