Fernando was the kind of guy who could be friends with anyone he found interesting. In high school, he had spotted Iris while playing tennis with his friends because she had paused to watch them for a little too long. After that, he had invited her to join them. Tennis, of course, required a racket. Iris didn't have one, so she hadn't signed up for the tennis elective at school. She didn't even know how to play. But Fernando was so enthusiastic and so patient in teaching her that it became a new hobby. Even now, in college, the first thing Iris bought with the money from her part-time job was a tennis racket. It was a sport that helped her de-stress and clear her mind countless times. Back then, she admired Fernando's personality. Little did she know that it would become her biggest

