"No, um," he answered, pushing up his glasses. "I'm from Brooklyn."
I don't know why this made me want to laugh.
"Come on, Justin," said Via, pulling him by the hand. "Let's go hang out in my room."
"Okay, see you guys later. Bye," he said.
"Bye!"
"Bye!"
As soon as they left the room, Auggie looked at me, smiling.
"I'm from Brooklyn," I said, and we both started laughing hysterically.
Part Five
Justin
Sometimes I think my head is so big because it is so full of dreams.—John Merrick in Bernard Pomerance'sThe Elephant Man