Anna Akulova is a single mother and a teacher of algebra and geometry at a college. She is feared, admired, respected—but also avoided. And only a senior-year student, Sasha Dronov, is secretly—and hopelessly—in love with the young teacher.
But then, a new chief of the housekeeping department appears at the college—former retired officer Dmitry Klyuev. Soon, people at the college start noticing that Dmitry isn’t indifferent to Anna, and—oh, miracle—the inaccessible proud woman answers him with mutual feelings. Anna is happy with Klyuev and is already ready to introduce him to her little daughter, when suddenly a terrible tragedy happens…