One afternoon， Nola moved her chair into the room to avoid the breeze outside. But she could still hear the noise from the sports ground. The noise suddenly stopped and the sports ground became very quiet. Nola thought it strange and looked through the window.
She saw Cary bending down there writing something on the ground with a piece of chalk. What was he writing？ She wondered. Cary finished writing and stood up. He picked up his bag and dragged his way home.
After Cary left， Nola came down quickly and walked quietly to the sports ground. When she got to the place where Cary had just stayed， she found these words： "Nola， why didn' t you watch me play？"
She picked up the chalk end on the ground and added below the line： "But yes， I did."
卡瑞是大学里非常受欢迎的篮球明星，几乎人人都知道他。正因为如此，他成了学院的骄傲，男同学嫉妒他，女同学把他当成英雄来崇拜。有一个名叫娜勒的女孩，是他众多仰慕者中的一个。
娜勒是约翰逊教授的女儿，她与卡瑞是同班同学。在家里，约翰逊先生是一个很严厉的父亲，而一个体育明星在这样的家庭是得不到太高评价的。因此，娜勒在家中从未提过卡瑞的名字。在学校里，两个人几乎很少说话，并且彼此之间总是保持一定的距离。
娜勒的家就在大学校园里，她家附近有一个很大的操场。每天下午放学以后，卡瑞都会在那里练习至少一个小时的篮球，然后才回家。娜勒的家住在三楼，她从阳台上就能看到操场。每天放学回家后，娜勒总是习惯坐在阳台的椅子上，读书或者做作业。有时，她会抬起头，看着卡瑞投篮，或者数他进了多少次球。
然而，卡瑞似乎没有注意到阳台上的娜勒。
一天下午，外面起风了，娜勒就把椅子搬到了房间里。但是，她仍然能够听到操场上传来的球声。突然，球声消失了，操场变得非常安静。于是，娜勒透过窗子向外看，因为她觉得这有点儿反常。