[Part 1_August]C25——Apples

Apples<br><br><br>My birthday is October 10. I like my birthday: 10/10. It would've been great if I'd been born at exactly 10:10 in the morning or at night, but I wasn't. I was born just after midnight. But I still think my birthday is cool.<br> I usually have a little party at home, but this year I asked Mom if I could have a big bowling party. Mom was surprised but happy. She asked me who I wanted to ask from my class, and I said everyone in my homeroom plus Summer.<br> "That's a lot of kids, Auggie, ," said Mom.<br> "I have to invite everyone because I don't want anyone to get their feelings hurt if they find out other people are invited and they aren't, okay?"<br> "Okay," Mom agreed. "You even want to invite the 'what's the deal' kid?"<br> "Yeah, you can invite Julian," I answered. "Geez, Mom, you should forget about that already."<br> "I know, you're right."<br> A couple of weeks later, I asked Mom who was coming to my party, and she said: "Jack Will, Summer. ...