Although the school year had only started a week ago Ned and his friends Cookie and Jennifer, were already sick of it.
One day, it was a Tuesday, Ned and Jennifer were sitting on the swings at recess waiting for Cookie, talking about their new classmates.
"There are three Jennifer's in our class, so now I'm not Jennifer, I'm Jennifer M. I hate my name, why can't I have a name like yours,"asks Jennifer as she watches Ned pump on the swings.
"How about I give you a nickname like I did with Cookie,"Ned says as he continues pumping on the swings.
"Ok, I like that,"Jennifer asks.
"How about Moze,"Ned suggests as he jumps off the swing and onto the ground in front of him.
"I like it,"says Jennifer ,Moze, as Cookie comes running from the school towards them with Billy Loomer following him.
"Help, help, help"Cookie yells as Ned ushers him into the jungle gym out of Loomer's sight.
"Where did Cook go,"Loomer asks, even for a seven-year-old was very scary.
"He went to go tell Mrs. Gibbs you were chasing him, so you'd better go hide before you get in big trouble,"Ned says as Loomer starts looking for their teacher before he runs off in the other direction.
"Okay Cookie he's gone we're coming in,"Ned says as he and Moze climb into the jungle gym and sits down in the little area under it with Cookie.
"That guy is crazy,"Cookie says cleaning his glasses with his shirt.
"What did you do this time,"Moze asks.
"He said that the computer in the classroom was too hard to use, and I said it was so easy to use a monkey could do it. He thought I was calling him a monkey, then I said I wasn't he realized I meant he was dumber than a monkey so he started chasing me"Cookie says putting his glasses back on his face.
"That's crazy,"said Ned smiling.
"Not really, he is dumber than a monkey,"Cookie says as they all start laughing.
"Let's make a pact that we'll all stay friends forever,"Ned says not wanting this to end.
"Alright,"Moze responds.
"I'm in,"Cookie adds.
"Ok to make it official I'll put it in the guide,"Ned says picking up the notebook he carried everywhere.
"Ned Bigby, Jennifer Mosby and Simon Nelson Cook vow to stay best friends forever or until the day we die, whatever comes last,"Ned says as he writes it all down.
"Why does Jennifer's name go first,"asks Cookie.
"We're going in order of last names and it's Moze now,"Moze says crossing her arms.
"I like it did you come up with it,"Cookie asks Ned.
"Yep, ok to make this official we need to sign it,"Ned says passing around his pencil.
They all sign the best they could trying to make it look official, when they were done they stayed in the jungle gym until they had to go back inside.
At the time they really thought they would be friends forever, but they grew up and they grew apart, but this isn't about that this is about what happened after.
After they were separated for years and came together for one night, a night that will change everything.