Marcus got up from his bed and got ready for school. He quickly left home, not wanting to be there any longer than he had to. He didn't eat. He didn't want to, anyway. He went in his car and speeded towards school
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Marcus stood before the school gate and got ready. At school, he was dubbed 'The Jester'. No matter what, he was smiling. He could even make the school's most evil teacher laugh genuinely. His mother neglected him, his father was a workaholic, and his little siblings were failing everything and only wanted to play. So, he could only put on this mask and lie through everything.