I've gone and done it. I'm officially crazy now. I finished reading wonder yesterday and suddenly had the urge to go and write this. But for the record, I think this will be my one and only fanfiction on wonder. enjoy.
Julian's thoughts on August- in a diary entry.
dear diary,
I know I'm not the kind of person you would expect to write a diary entry, but since everyone at school is doing it, so here goes.
today was the first day of school at Beecher Prep. I've been asked- along with Jack and Charlotte to show this new kid named August around the school.
People say he's deformed, but I haven't actually met him yet, so I can't judge, right?
I know Mr Tushman told us that he was different, and that to be nice to him.
I know my mom didn't really approve of me going to meet him, but I kind of wanted to see him, to see for myself who this kid was.
But after seeing this August kid for real, all the things I was supposed to remember went down the drain.
He made me want to get angry at him.
He made me want to punch him right in the face.
Who does this kid think he was?
Just because his face is different doesn't mean he gets some sort of advantage over us.
We've all had to work hard to get into this school.
Just because his mom sweet-talked the principal into letting him in, doesn't mean we should do the same to him.
He technically isn't even supposed to exist.
I know I was mean.
I know I asked him questions that were not very nice.
But I wanted him to know that we weren't going to baby him here.
That I wanted him to know that he had to grow up someday, not stay as a deformed kid who constantly had to have someone on his arm.
But still, I knew he hadn't deserved the verbal abuse.
I wanted to apologize for that.
I really did.
something in me hadn't let me do that.
But whatever it was, I'm sorry, August.
I guess you'll never see this, but every story needs a villain.
And somehow, fate chose me to be that bad guy.
-julian.