They Mocked the Quiet Old Man Until the Gym’s Forgotten History Spoke Back

glass case.

Then at Master Alvarez.

Then at Thomas.

“So who are you really?” he asked.

Alvarez stepped forward.

“Ryan.”

“No,” Ryan said, not loud now, but tense. “Everybody’s acting like he’s somebody. I want to know. Who is he?”

Thomas stood.

“I’m nobody you need to worry about.”

“That’s not an answer.”

“It’s the only one I brought.”

Ryan’s voice cracked.

“You continue reading …