In this chapter, we are introduced to a number of characters, including Juri, who has fallen in love with a young man named Yulan. Yulan is a year older than Juri and is a student at the University of Illinois. He is also a friend of Yulan's from his high school, and he and Juri have broken off their relationship a year ago. Juri tells Yulan that she will be leaving the university the next day, and Yulan tells her that he will not be able to visit her as often as he used to. He also tells Juri that he does not want to have a relationship with a new student, and that he would rather have a long-term relationship with someone else. JURI is shocked to learn that Yulan has come to see her, and she asks him to come to her place. She also tells him that she has a class in a building and that she needs to get to the building in time to meet him.