ONCE UPON A LIE, EXCERPT FROM CHAPTER 5

Excerpt from Chapter 5 of Once Upon A Lie
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It wasn’t until dinner that he found Marcus again. They sat by themselves in a corner. Jaleel asked where he’d been all day.
“Cleaning staff quarters. Good gig if you can get it. No one watches you there. Which is funny, because loose change and cigarettes are all over the place. They want someone like me to steal, so they can beat the shit out of me again.” Marcus laughed. “How dumb do the assholes think I am?”
“Can I talk to you about something?” Jaleel said earnestly. “You’re not going to tell anyone—” ​
“Let me guess. You don’t like it here. You want to escape.” Marcus smiled, as if knowing every thought rattling in Jaleel’s head. “New kids are all the same.” 
“I’m not like everyone else.”

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