The Boy Who Gave Up the Race to Save His Rival

youth marathon?” Bryce asked one day, blocking Marcus near the locker room.

Marcus tried to step around him. “Maybe.”

Bryce laughed. “With what? Those charity shoes?”

A few boys snickered.

Marcus said nothing.

Bryce leaned closer. “This race isn’t gym class. You know that, right? Kids from real programs are coming.”

Marcus looked him in the eye then.

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