[3] Niranjala (Malini Fonseka), a member of the English speaking elite, and Nimal (Amarasiri Kalansooriya), a young university graduate, regularly meet at the gas station where he works.
Niranjala heads back to her family's tea estate in the hill country after she finishes university.
Her father informs her that she will meet Samson (Ranjan Mendis), the son of an old friend and the new estate manager.
Meneka (Geetha Kumarasinghe), Niranjala's close friend, and Pradeep scheme for respectable ways for them to get back together.
Nimal has a degree from a Sri Lankan university, yet with the high unemployment rate in the late 1970s, the only job he can attain is that of a gas attendant.
Niranjala's social identity as part of the English speaking elite is pointed at this socio-political situation.