Olivia and Estelle have become really close over the summer and the others in the group feel left out. Meja wants everyone to do something together after school, but the stable is more important to Estelle and Olivia. When handsome Ludwig in ninth grade shows up and is going to the beach, the stable is no longer as important to the girls.
Benjamin and Lea have been together for almost a year and Benjamin tells his friends that he has made a present for Lea. Naturally, the guys have some opinions about what he should buy for his girlfriend and this makes Benjamin very insecure.
It's clear that Molly and Rufus are starting to grow apart. Rufus wants to hang out with the jocks and seeks attention from Jack. Molly feels them drifting further and further apart. When it's time for group work, she still takes it for granted that they will work together. Rufus doesn't think they should always be in pairs, but they go ahead anyway.
Alice, Estelle and Olivia are thrilled with the beach hangout where they've been watching Ludwig. When they meet Meja, they realize that they forgot to tell her, the girls decide in a panic to cover it all up.
When Aisha tells Lea how hard it is not to have a close friend, Lea comforts her and says she is hers. They even decide to hang out after school. The next day, Aisha gives a best friend necklace to Lea, who doesn't know how to react - Aisha is her friend, but not her best friend.
There is a strange atmosphere between Olivia and Nadja, they have nothing in common anymore. Molly sees that Nadja is sad and they talk about how hard it is that everything has to change just because you get older. Nadja tries to meet Olivia one-on-one, but everything is immediately ruined when Olivia drags Estelle along.
Aisha thinks she and Lea are best friends and is disappointed when she sees that Lea is not wearing her best friend necklace. For Aisha, who feels very lonely, it is important to have a really close friend.
Molly doesn't know who to be with now that she and Rufus aren't hanging out anymore and in sewing class they start fighting. Molly is about to lose it completely but during a lesson she and Nadja find each other.