Maria's young life is shattered when she finds her boyfriend in the arms of another girl, and catches her father amorously engaged with a secretary in his office shortly after. Devastated, Maria and her mother decide to move away.----Beginning afresh in a new town, Maria's life soon becomes tumultuous and emotional. She quickly meets Jake, a local boy, and a new friend named Conce. Passions develop between Jake and Maria, and for the first time in a long while she believes that she has found happiness. One day, however, Maria receives a strange visitor who will shape Maria's, Jake's and Conce's lives forever. Four: The Beginning ignites a tale of young intrigue and love with countless surprises.