The Boy Who Gave Up the Race to Save His Rival

When they pulled into the trailer park, Marcus’s mother came down the steps before the truck stopped.

She had watched the race updates on an old phone that kept freezing.

All she knew was that Marcus had placed fifth.

She had been proud anyway.

But when she saw how he moved, stiff and hollow-eyed, she rushed to him.

“What happened?”

Marcus leaned into her continue reading …