Chapter 1: Chapter 1
I never understood why my parents called me 'Max', it's not my real name. It's actually 'Marcus', but my parentsI was a nerd, and proud of it. I knew I wasn't the most handsome guy around, but I had a good heart, and that s what girls loved. Right?
As I sat in my room staring at the wall, my mind wandered to other places.To a better life, where I wasn't a nobody from nowhere. To a place where I belonged.
The doorbell rang, startling me so Who is it?" I asked my roomate Lyla. She was sitting on the bed, reading a book with her legs spread out under her.