As a young girl growing up in a single-parent home with her loving mother, Rosie longs for a relationship with her father. She deeply desires to feel special, knowing that he loves her and knows everything about her. She daydreams about what he is like and about spending time with him, sharing the things they love together.
Every year, Rosie makes this her silent birthday wish before blowing out her candles, waiting for the day her wish will come true. After spending the afternoon of her tenth birthday alone, anxiously waiting for her mother to return home from work to celebrate her special day, Rosie receives a huge heartfelt disappointment. However, she is unaware that this disappointment will soon unveil itself to be a celebration that exceeds anything she could ever have wished for.