best friend

In the book Loser, the kid Zinkoff is still becoming interesting and really wondering about himself.  Zinkoff is now in 6th grade.  One day in school Zinkoff has to take a test on the basic thinks about his mental and physical health.  Some of the questions are like Do you like your class?  Do you like your classmates?  Do you play outside a lot?  Zinkoff was zooming through the test until he got to one question.  Who is your best friend?  He is very confused on this question because he looks around the room and says to himself, I don't have a best friend.  He soon finds A kid that could potentially be his friend.  He wrote on the blank that kids name.  After the test was over he went up to that kid and was asking him who he chose for his best friend.  The kid said that he did not have one so he just left the blank blank.  Zinkoff soon said that they could be best friends.  After this day at school Zinkoff was very excited to be new friends with the kid.  he spent lots of time with him and played lots of things with him.  He also went over to his house multiple times.  This friend that Zinkoff had now was just as odd as Zinkoff.  he has his own collection of ear wax that he plans to make a candle out of.  Zinkoff really likes this so he really likes his new best friend.