The story begins with Greg recalling his mother's words that "friends will come and go, but family is forever." He agrees with this statement, as Rowley has been refusing to hang out with him and agreeing with everything Abigail (Rowley's girlfriend) says since they started going out. Getting bored without Rowley, Greg takes his mother's advice to "branch out" and meet the kids in the neighborhood

One day, he spots that someone in the neighborhood he's never seen before, he goes up to you, curious he spoke

Greg: "Hey, who're you?"