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The Substitute Season
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Theo stopped typing. The football stuff was a lie. Marcus hated football. He'd only joined because their dad pushed him into it. Theo's hands hovered over the keys for a second. Then he started writing what was actually true about his brother instead.
Theo wrote the truth and submitted it before he could second-guess himself. He didn't tell Marcus until breakfast. "I sent the real one," he admitted. Marcus put down his fork very slowly. "You did WHAT?"
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Marcus was furious for a full day. Then the school called: the admissions reader had loved the essay and called it the most honest one she'd read all year. Marcus looked at Theo, stunned. "You little maniac. It worked."
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