With news that her 10-year-old son is being bullied because of his feminine long eyelashes, a single mother tries to protect him by trapping him at home. After being plagued by a series of escalating nightmares in which a shadow figure creeps closer to she and her son, the mother's fear for her son's safety culminates in a fight. After coming home to find him trying to cut off his own eyelashes, she realizes she cannot protect him by keeping him trapped inside. He must be taught to be brave and fight his own battles.