Adolfo (55), a famous short story writer, decides to write his first novel and gives his daughter Dalia (6) the gift of creating a character for the story. She chooses a goat, like her stuffed animal. After the death of her father, Dalia (12) is kidnapped by the characters of the story. Through a portal, they make her a character of the novel “The Red Book”. While struggling to find a way out with the help of Goat, Dalia must face the other characters, who will do anything to become the main characters of the book. She is the only one capable of writing the final chapter, though she doesn’t feel confident enough. 　　Dalia has only 12 hours, a blank page, and a pen to complete the story. The adventure within the book leads her to discover who her father’s friends and enemies were. She writes the ending and discovers whether she wants to follow in her father's footsteps as a writer or not.

薇罗妮卡（莎拉·米歇尔·盖拉SarahMichelleGellar饰）是一名28岁的女青年。在旁人的眼中，她无疑是一名“成功人士”——有一张漂亮的面孔，一份稳定的工作和一处舒适的住所，这些许多人终其一生都无法得到的东西对于薇罗尼卡来说仿佛是与生俱来。可是，只有薇罗尼卡自己知道，她内心中的那个黑洞是再多的金钱和物质都无法填补的，在这个孤独而又冷漠的世界里，茕茕独立的她要忍受多少的痛苦才能安然的度过枯燥而又乏味的每一天。终于，忍无可忍的薇罗尼卡做出了决定，她决定去死。似乎就连死神也对薇罗尼卡格外宽容似的，在鬼门关走了一遭的她终究还是被先进的医疗技术给救了回来，可是医生告诉薇罗尼卡，由于药物的缘故，她的心脏受到了极大的伤害，可能时日无多，而正是这离死亡越来越近的生活让薇罗尼卡对生命有了新的领悟。