Today is Friday and what better way to bring a story than many and in that I include myself, it seems inspiring, how a defect becomes a virtue, which then touches the lives of many around it!
This is the story of Auggie, a boy whose arrival in the world was not normal, since as he tells in the story, from birth - which was not common - he has needed 27 surgeries, to be able to breathe, eat, hear and some to look a little better. Auggie is a normal boy, with the likes of a 10 year old. He dreams of being an astronaut, plays video games, etc.
The story begins just a week after entering school, which represents a challenge for this child, since it will be the first time that he does it, since his own mother was in charge of educating him at home.
Already in school, Auggie who is accompanied by his mother; he meets a friendly director named Mr. Tushman whose name refers to funny words that the director himself jokes, which breaks the ice with Auggie.
Before starting school, three children accompany Auggie to take a tour of its facilities, among them we have Charlotte, who is a fairly outgoing girl who boasts of her achievements; Julian, a somewhat conceited boy and Jack with whom Auggie began to develop an almost instantaneous empathy due to the simplicity of him.
At times during the tour Julian makes somewhat offensive comments to Auggie, but at the end of the tour he responds and makes him see that he is not as ignorant as Julian thinks.
Back home, Auggie makes his parents aware of his decision that he would like to attend school, which is a relief to them.
On the first day of school, Auggie's parents and his sister accompany him, but Auggie wears an astronaut helmet, so they proceed to take it off and that is when the child experiences a very difficult test, which is to be alone in the world with nothing to hide.
Reality can sometimes be harsh
The stares of the students are swift and this makes Auggie a bit uncomfortable, but he remembers something. A phrase that he says “if you don't like where you are, imagine where you want to be”, and that's how he uses his imagination to get through the day.
Within class he shows up and then Julian asks uncomfortable questions to annoy the boy, while at home the mother misses the son.
During lunch, Auggie sits alone and then Julian lashes out at him making him feel sad Upon arriving home and as a result of criticism from her classmates about her Padawan braid, he decides to get rid of it.
It is during dinner that the mother exclaims that she would like to finish her thesis, but Auggie does not comment. He gets up from the table and goes to his room; his mother follows him to have a conversation in which Auggie doesn't understand why he's so ugly and can't pretend that everything is fine while he knows he's not like that. The mother makes him feel better; then his father arrives and then there is a good time with the family
Auggie's sister watches from afar; It is here that the story begins to be told from the point of view of the older sister,
Via.
This girl is Auggie's beloved sister, she always encourages and defends him. And whenever he feels bad about her, he helps him with a typical phrase of hers: "you can't hide when you were born to stand out." That always helps Auggie
She is a quite introverted girl who shuts up her problems out of consideration for what her parents live with her younger brother. She has a best friend, with whom she shares all her secrets and sorrows. But there comes a point that this friend, called Miranda, moves away from her, and Via begins to feel alone and ignored.
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Fortunately, Via meets a boy named Justin, with whom she exchanges a few words and they both decide to join the drama club. The girl quickly gets excited and begins to unite her surname with Justin's, which; it is a typical attitude of adolescents.
Via dreams of being at some point the center of attention of her parents, as she relates that her mother left her career as a cartoonist despite having a unique talent because of Auggie; and that this is the source of her inspiration.
Finally, Via decides to attend drama classes and she can see Justin, but also Miranda within the same class.
The story goes back to Auggie, who lives day by day in the school, a torture when he has to go out to the patio, because it is the moment when everyone is looking at him.
Auggie decides right now to use his imagination and sees how Chewbacca from Star Wars accompanies him and opens the door for him. In science classes Auggie manages to stand out, and sees that this is difficult for Jack, so he decides to pass the exam answers to him. Since then they begin to develop a friendship, in which both begin to spend more time together and Auggie begins to feel more comfortable.
When the mother picks up the boy from school, she meets her new friend and is very pleased.
On the other hand, Justin and Via begin to talk and she comments to Justin that she misses her grandmother very much, since this was her support, but that she died and it was then that Via began to feel alone.
The celebration of Halloween is here, which is Auggie's favorite holiday, since he can go everywhere in disguise, and go out with his head held high. But when entering the classroom, he can observe Jack saying that Auggie does not come off him and that it is weird; Jack does not realize that Auggie is present because he was wearing a costume at the time of the reveal; However, this hurts our protagonist a lot
Via and her mother start spending time together, as a mother and daughter in a long time, however this is interrupted by the call from the school, in which they say that Auggie is not feeling well, and the mother has to go out to look for the boy. Leaving Via alone again.
Days go by, and Via is still in drama classes, the mother continues with her thesis and Auggie is still in class, but when Jack approaches her to talk to him, Auggie is different in his dealings with him, given the comment previously made by him. .
The story is now narrated by Jack, who begins his story when they ask him to be the guide of the new boy, at first he does not want to, but the mother convinces him, and narrates that the new boy became his friend, although at first He had done it only out of obligation.
They have spent time together because they enjoy each other's company, but after a while, he feels left out because Auggie is distant.
Meanwhile a new friend appears in Auggie's life
On the other hand, Via and Justin become boyfriends, and Via decides to take him home so that his parents can meet him. It is there when Justin meets Auggie and is surprised because initially Via had told him that she was an only child, but this does not happen to adults because there begins to be chemistry between Justin and Auggie.
In drama classes Miranda realizes that she misses Auggie and the time he spent with that family.
Now the story is told from Miranda's point of view, in which she tells us about her relationship with Via from kindergarten; and how did they become friends
She considers Auggie as her younger brother, however, everything changes when Miranda's parents separate and she distances herself from Via and her family.
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However, in a summer camp, Miranda decides to say that she has a little brother with a facial deformity, and this makes her the most popular on the site, when she returns she realizes that she plagiarized Via's life, and wanted to tell him. ; but due to her previous estrangement, she decides not to.
Winter comes and everything develops normal, Auggie spends time with his new friend; the mother continues with her thesis and after the holidays are over they go back to school.
Jack decides to ask Auggie's new friend why he is upset with Jack, she tells him and to remedy it Jack decides to team up with Auggie for the science fair. Which makes Julian upset and confront Jack when he finds out, but he confronts him and hits him for offending Auggie, and this triggers a fight at school.
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Days go by and in a Minecraft online session Jack and Auggie reconcile; since Jack apologizes for what she said and they are friends again
The day of Mia's play arrives, and although she does not have the main role, Auggie's family decides to attend to see Justin; Upon learning this, Miranda decides to renounce her title role, claiming that she feels bad and for this reason she asks that Via, who already knows everything related to it, be given her role.
Via's parents are surprised to see that it is she who comes out on stage and they are satisfied with her spectacular performance. Especially her mother.
Miranda returns to Via's house after the play and together they celebrate their success.
Later Auggie and Jack present their science project and get first place, unleashing Julian's ire; making him play very rude jokes on Auggie to make him feel bad and writing offensive notes and even deleting Auggie's image from the yearbook photo.
Julian is now summoned with his parents to the principal's office, where he shows the parents evidence of his son's harassment of Auggie. The parents justify themselves by saying that Julian has nightmares because of Auggie; They threaten the principal because they have a lot of influence on the school board, but he tells them that he has more influence.
The parents in a fit of anger decide to withdraw Julian from the school, which makes the boy very sad and asks for forgiveness, but it is too late.
Time passes and the students go on a field trip to a multi-school camp. During a movie, Auggie and Jack decide to go out because Jack wants to go to the bathroom; already being outside, the former companions of Julian see that they leave and decide to follow them
While they are away, some boys from other schools begin to annoy Jack and Auggie; they start making fun of him. Suddenly, Julian's friends arrive and decide to defend him, unleashing a fight in which they ask Auggie and Jack to flee.They do it and at the same time Auggie and Jack's now classmates arrive at school, thus making peace between they.
Graduation day arrives, and during the ceremony a medal is given to a notable student, to highlight the perseverance and the good work done; The director alleges that the award is given not to those who have the greatest strength, but to those who make better use of it, so they decide to give the award to Auggie.
Everyone celebrates, and Auggie realizes it's unusual, but not for the reasons he thought. And that it is okay to be different and that it is no longer necessary to hide; because people have changed the way of seeing him because of who he really is and not because of his physical appearance that was so uncomfortable for others and himself at first...
