Umnumzane omnene, onomsebenzi omuhle, nonokwethenjelwa; UNaohito ubelokhu egqoke imaski yakhe “yokuphelela” isikhathi eside sekuba lula njengokuphefumula. Okungukuthi, aze ahlangane Naye. Ngokuyalelwa ngumngani wobuntwana, uNaohito ekhononda ehambela iphathi yabangashadile iminyaka engamashumi amabili nantathu. Ngenzalo enkulu yokuzihlanganisa nesixuku, uNaohito uzihlalela yedwa - futhi uhlangana nendoda esencane kakhulu, uTohru Akasaka, onamathela kuye njengomdlwane. UNaohito akakwazi ukubhekana namandla obusha kaTohru, futhi bahamba ngezindlela zabo ezihlukene… kepha lapho kudalekile, bagcina behlangana futhi. Impilo kaNaohito ibhekiswa phansi ngumngane wakhe. Ngabe izonikela ngale nsizwa iyeke imaski yayo yehle !? Thola kule ndaba ethinta inhliziyo yabathandi njengoba bezabalaza ukunqoba igebe labo leminyaka kanye nokulingwa kokuhlala ngaphansi kophahla olufanayo.
