Breakfast

In the morning, Via asks Mom to pick her up from school, while the family follows their new routine: Dad and Via share a subway ride to their respective stops, and Mom handles Auggie’s lunch and pickup. The request signals Via’s desire for attention after the previous night.

Mom plans to ask Miranda’s mother for a ride again, but Via refuses and insists on either Mom or the subway. Dad supports Via’s independence, while Mom resists out of worry, prompting Mom to ask if something else is going on.

Via pointedly reminds Mom she never came back to check on her the night before. Mom, cutting Auggie’s grapes, realizes and sincerely apologizes, and Via accepts. When Mom asks about Miranda, Via says Miranda is acting like a jerk; Auggie defends Miranda, escalating Via’s frustration.

They resolve the logistics: Dad and Via will leave together now, and Via will take the subway home, despite Mom’s anxiety. Mom asks Via to call before getting on the train; Dad lightens the moment by citing Via’s maturity—“War and Peace”—as proof she can handle it.

The scene closes with Dad and Via heading out, Mom still worrying from the window, and Auggie cheered by Dad’s encouragement. The family dynamic balances Via’s push for autonomy with Mom’s protective focus on Auggie.