The nice thing about losing your future is that it makes starting over much easier. Marcus Williams is prepared to make it through the last two years of his degree with no expectations, no aspirations, and no connections.<br><br>But strategies can change, especially when you've got someone like Sebastian Lockwood staring you down on the line of scrimmage.

Audible

Look, Marcus, I know you’re, like…sick or whatever, but you can’t just freak out in the middle of a Starbucks without warning. It’s embarrassing and like…I mean don’t you take meds for that shit? If you’re not even gonna try then I don’t wanna enable you. That’s like…not healthy for either of us.


Marcus keeps his eyes squeezed shut as he tries to drown out the memories of his alleged friends in Boston scrambling to keep their distance. Once hisversion of the story had gone viral on campus, there’d been no room for Marcus’ take. Marcus had found himself alone with a damaged goodslabel slapped across his chest.


Marcus drags himself dejectedly from the bus, making his way into the elevator of his apartment building. He narrows his eyes as he pushes his floor’s button. He really hopes that either Jackson is awake (not likely, since it’s not even eight in the morning yet), or his threat to deadbolt the apartment was an empty one.


Chapter 19