The protagonist of the piece is a young man whose girlfriend tragically died. After spending weeks of loneliness and grieving in his house he decides to meet his best friend. In a conversation with him the main character reveals his plan on how to cope with his feelings: In order to continue his life without the painful memories, he decides to visit those locations that were most important for him and his girlfriend. This is supposed to help him replace his painful feelings with the happy memories he connects with these places. The locations he visit are Paris, France, where they firs met and fell in love and Brighton, England, where he first met her mother.