A Hero's Downfall

Marcus is a little kid who loves football. His favorite team is the Patriots and he has been collecting their jerseys, hats, and cards for as long as he can remember. He even has a little Patriots hat he wore as a baby. Now Marcus is growing up and he has started playing football for his high school team. He is getting really into it and has looked up workout routines put out by the Patriots and is always in the weight room in the off season getting ready for the next year. He has been watching the Patriots every chance he can get and is super pumped for them to go to the Super Bowl this year. Peyton Manning has become Marcus's hero on the football team and Marcus decides to become a quarterback. Marcus's senior year is coming up and he is know the starting quarterback for the team. He starts training even harder and stops caring about school as much since he is hoping to get a football scholarship to a good college. Then it is on to the NFL to be a quarterback like Peyton Manning with all the money and fame. His grades are slipping but he is only worried about the State tournament coming up and making sure they win. Then Peyton Manning gets caught doing something scandalous and Marcus's hero crumbles before his eyes. Marcus can't focus on the State tournament since his idol has fallen and he can't get his resolve back. Things go terribly wrong after that and Marcus ends not going to the State tournament since they lose the next several games and he can't get a scholarship so his hopes are dashed and his dreams must be altered.

(completely fake story)