The Boy Who Gave Up the Race to Save His Rival

stood slightly apart, arms crossed, smiling like a man watching a seed become a tree.

Marcus lifted the medal.

But later, when they got home, he placed it in a drawer.

The shoebox stayed under his bed.

That was where the real treasure was.

The old shoes.

The race bib.

Madison’s letter.

A newspaper clipping Mrs. Alvarez had saved.

The scratched watch from Mr.continue reading …