Alejo writes a story about a young man who wants to make his life with a lotus flower shop. Oh well, a young man wants to make his life with a lotus flower shop while writing a story. Alejo's story in a double sense: what he writes and what he is.
When a hitman is murdered, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence stalks Sujo at every stage of his life. As he grows into a man, Sujo will discover that fulfilling his father's destiny seems inevitable.