U-Ide Nobuhisa ebesoloko eyinkwenkwana egcwele amandla kunye nesithembiso esincinci kwibala lokubaleka. Noko ke, ngenye imini emva kokhuphiswano, wakhubeka ngeyona milenze mihle eyakha yayibona! Umnini wabo, intombazana encinci eziqeqesha intenetya yenza isithembiso kunye Ide ukuba uya kumfundisa indlela yokudlala. Emva kokubona igama kwibhegi yakhe yerakethi, u-Ide ubeka yonke imizamo yakhe yokuphumelela uvavanyo lokufikelela kwisikolo samabanga aphakamileyo afunda kuso, uMakunogama. Kwiintsuku zakhe zokuqala kwisikolo samabanga aphakamileyo esitsha, u-Ide ufumanisa izinto ezimbini: umhlobo wakhe wakudala uyaya, kwaye akukho mntu waziyo ngentombazana enegama alibonileyo kwithegi! Yena nomhlobo wakhe bajoyina iklabhu ye-tennis yesikolo, apho badibana khona nomnye unyaka wokuqala, uTakita Louis (Ruui), umdlali we-tennis olungileyo kakhulu kunye nengxaki encinci yesimo sengqondo. Nangona kunjalo izinto ziqala ukubonakala ngcono ku-Ide xa intombazana yakhe ethandekayo elahlekileyo ibonakala esikolweni! Njengoko kusenzeka, walifunda kakubi igama lakhe kwithegi…
