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The Substitute Season

drama◐ Teen
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Theo got so deep in the true version that he missed midnight. The football essay was never submitted. The deadline was gone. He stared at the clock, then at his sleeping brother, and felt his stomach drop.

Theo called the school's help line the second it opened, voice cracking. A tired woman listened, then sighed. "Broken hand counts as a medical emergency. Send a doctor's note and the essay today." They got the note and the true essay out by noon, and the late penalty was waived. Marcus just stared at his brother. "You almost cost me everything," he said, then smiled. "And then you saved it. Typical."

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