Christopher has been friends with Auggie since they were babies. He recalls what he has been told about his friendship with Auggie that started long before Christopher could remember. Their parents lived on the same street before the two of them were born. Christopher’s Mom and Isabel (Auggie’s mom) started a mother’s group together. Although Christopher is aware that Auggie is different from him and their two friends, Zack, and Alex, he doesn’t realize how different he is until they go to the park one day, where a little girl sees Auggie and screams.

It’s years later, and Christopher hasn’t lived near Auggie for over three years. Christopher wakes up and finds himself thinking of Auggie. His mother struggles to wake him. As Christopher begrudgingly gets up, he asks what happened the night before. His mother tells him that Daisy, the Pullman’s dog, passed away.

Christopher reflects on the day when the Pullmans first got Daisy. On a normal day at the Pullman household, Mr. Pullman, Nate, arrives with a yellow dog. Lourdes, Christopher’s nanny, is hesitant to let him touch the dog, saying that the dog lived on the street. Nate insists that the dog is healthy. He tells Isabel that “she was destined for us” (107).