Yara is abandoning her life and leaving Egypt for good. She refuses her friend's Amr offer to drive her to the airport and prefers to take a taxi to avoid his questions about her sudden decision to leave the country. A peculiar relationship starts between Yara and Murad, the early-forties taxi driver who drives her to catch her flight. Murad tries to help Yara remember a song that she heard on the radio a while back but can't remember much about. Yara opens up to Murad about how she lost all connection with the people in her life, with all her plans, with her country and how she hopes for a new start in a new place. Murad tells her that he himself had a similar experience. He also lived abroad for a few years when he was younger. He tells her that her life is not going to change just by leaving the country. Murad tells Yarar about the story of 'How the Sea Became Salty ́. Murad is alone in his taxi. He turns on the radio, and the song Yara was trying to remember comes up. It starts to rain. Murad lights a cigarette and drives along.