Wonder Page #4

Star Wars at recess? Yes?

All right. Who wants to read

this month's precept?

ALL:
Me! Me! Me!

Me! Me! Me!

What about you?

What's your name?

Summer.

Want to give it a shot?

"When given the choice between

being right or being kind,

"choose kind."

(BELL RINGS)

JULIAN:
Hey, can I sit there?

Sure!

You eat like

the Sarlacc monster,

my young Padawan.

(CHUCKLING)

Newton's first law of motion.

An object in motion

will stay in motion unless...

It's okay, I didn't expect you

to know that on the first day.

Acted on by another force.

Very good.

Here's how it works.

A moving object

will only change

its speed or direction

if something else

causes it to do that.

Hey Darth Hideous,

did you hear?

Padawan braids were lame

15 years ago.

Supposedly. With a "D."

Dude!

More like

they were always lame.

JULIAN:
See you tomorrow.

MILES:
Later, Barf Hideous!

Hey.

Hey, Mom.

Auggie, you're supposed

to knock.

I'm serious this time.

Wait, did someone

make fun of it?

I, for one, had a great day.

Just trying

to lighten the mood.

Right, Daisy?

Right. Good girl.

Well I went to, um,

Kinko's today

to see if they could

get my thesis off this.

You're gonna finish

your dissertation?

VIA:
What is that?

It's a floppy disk.

A what?

Come on! You, it, a floppy...

These kids today.

It's basically an iPhone.

You know,

it doesn't play music

or, you can't call, but...

They couldn't get the file.

That's okay.

You'll find a place.

Well I think it's great, Mom.

Maybe. Thank you.

So Auggie...

AUGGIE:
Yeah?

Hi.

How was your first day

of school?

Earth to Auggie.

We asked you a question.

Come on, how was your day?

Good.

Good how?

Good like it was good?

Or good like it was bad and

you just don't wanna tell us?

It was good, okay?

I just don't know

what you want me to say?

It was good!

Okay, okay, hey!

If you're mad at Mom

about going to school,

it was my idea, too.

Why can't I just say "good"

like anybody else?

Battin' a thousand today.

Are they gonna ask

about my day?

That is not the way

we leave the table.

Hey, come on. Talk to me.

Sit down.

Take that off, please.

(VOICE BREAKING) I'm sorry.

It's okay.

It'll be okay.

Why do I have to be so ugly?

You are not ugly, Auggie.

You just have to say that

because you're my mom.

Oh, because I'm your mom,

it doesn't count?

Because I'm your mom,

it counts the most

because I know you the most.

You are not ugly and anyone

who cares to know you

will see that.

They won't even talk to me.

It matters

that I look different.

I try to pretend

that it doesn't, but it does.

I know.

Is it always gonna matter?

I don't know.

Honey, listen...

Look at me.

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