The Boy Who Gave Up the Race to Save His Rival

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“You did what I hope I would’ve done,” he said.

Marcus broke then.

Not sobbing loud.

Just one sharp breath that shook him from the inside.

Denise wrapped her arms around them both, and for a moment the three of them stood in the dirt yard while Lily and his little brother watched from the doorway.

That night, Marcus placed bib number 212 on the small continue reading …