A pleasant cool day. A boy of about 6 years old, Will Byers, was sitting on a swing, not swinging much. Suddenly, a curly-haired, black-haired boy of the same age came up to him and held out his hand, smiling

"Hi, I'm Mike! Do you want to be my friend?"

He was a new kid named Mike Wheeler. Some of the kids wanted to meet him, but he chose Will.