Yeah, right. That’s what I thought. So don’t compare your bad days at school to mine, okay?
Okay, that’s fair,I said.But it’s not a contest about whose days suck the most, Auggie.
The point is we all have to put up with the bad days. Now, unless you want to be treated like a baby the rest of your life,
or like a kid with special needs, you just have to suck it up and go.”
He didn’t say anything, but I think that last bit was getting to him.
“You don’t have to say a word to those kids,” I continued. “August, actually, it’s so cool that you know what they said,
but they don’t know you know what they said, you know?”
“What the heck?” “You know what I mean. You don’t have to talk to them ever again, if you don’t want.
And they’ll never know why. See? Or you can pretend to be friends with them, but deep down inside you know you’re not.”
“Is that how you are with Miranda?” he asked. “No,” I answered quickly, defensively.
“I never faked my feelings with Miranda.” “So why are you saying I should?”
“I’m not! I’m just saying you shouldn’t let those little jerks get to you, that’s all.”
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