Chapter 15 - Boone’s Birthday
We never knew Boone’s real birthday.
So Arthur chose July 18.
The day Boone had been found.
“Not his birthday,” Arthur explained. “His second birthday.”
Lily came.
Emily came.
Thomas came.
George and Nancy came.
Paul and Rachel came.
Even Robert and Diane came.
We held the gathering outside our home.
Boone received far too many treats.
Arthur gave a short speech.
“I used to think I chose Boone because we had something in common.”
He looked at the scars.
“We both survived something.”
Then he shook his head.
“I was wrong.”
Everyone waited.
“I chose him because he knew something I didn’t.”
Arthur rested his hand on Boone.
“Surviving isn’t the same as living.”
No one spoke for several seconds.
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Then Boone stole a piece of chicken from George’s plate.
The speech was over.
