Wonder

August reads in his cabin until two in the morning. He explains that nobody noticed that he'd even been gone when he got back to the movie screen, and he marvels that nobody knew that something bad almost happened to him. To everyone else, it was an ordinary night, and he thinks that there are probably people who had a fantastic night.

Amos, Miles, and Henry told their friends what happened and the story spread, all the way to the teachers. Mr. Tushman talked to Amos, Jack, Henry, and Miles about the boys that tried to attack them, but when he spoke to August, August lied about not remembering Eddie's face. Lying in bed, August thinks that Eddie's face is what he sees every time he tries to close his eyes. He thinks back to Dad's mention of August being “a lamb to the slaughter,” and thinks he finally knows exactly what it means.