The Boy Who Gave Up the Race to Save His Rival

lunch in a paper bag.

He still fell asleep sometimes over homework.

He still wore the same hoodie with a small hole near the wrist.

But he stood a little straighter.

There is something powerful about having one person believe in you before the world has any proof.

Coach Brooks believed.

And after a while, others began to notice.

Mrs. Alvarez, who owned the continue reading …