If she had wanted to carry me on her shoulders, I would have been fine with that, too, to be truthful.
As we started to walk away, Mr. Tushman gave me a quick, tight hug but didn't say anything.
Home
Mom and I didn't talk much the whole walk home, and when we got to the front stoop,
I automatically looked in the front bay window, because I forgot for a second that Daisy wasn't going to be there like always,
perched on the sofa with her front paws on the windowsill, waiting for us to come home.
It made me kind of sad when we walked inside. As soon as we did, Mom dropped my duffel bag
and wrapped her arms around me and kissed me on my head and on my face like she was breathing me in.
“It's okay, Mom, I'm fine,” I said, smiling. She nodded and took my face in her hands.
Her eyes were shiny. “I know you are,” she said. “I missed you so much, Auggie.”
“I missed you, too.” I could tell she wanted to say a lot of things but she was stopping herself.
“Are you hungry?” she asked. “Starving. Can I have a grilled cheese?”
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