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My name is Max Russo. I'm not the sneaky street-smart Alex or smart and charismatic Justin, but just Max. The guy with no meaning.
I was always one of those kids that always loved playing around that didn't want to cause trouble or think I should excel at everything. I thought that it didn't matter. I was happy, healthy, and felt free.
People always said that Alex and Justin were born lucky and I was just lucky to be born.
I always loved Alex and Justin. Alex always amazed me on how she could just get everything she wanted one way or another. She was so clever. But the thing was that, I didn't want to be like her, she was too lazy and conceited. I also idolize my brother Justin. Justin helped me become a man, since dad was always caught up in Alex's schemes. Justin astonished me by the way he can always know how people feel or how school was easy for him. But Justin was a perfectionist, and he needed to lighten up a little bit.
My parents were also great. My mom was always helpful, emotional, and understanding. My dad was clever, strong, and proud.
My whole entire family was wonderful, but I still felt like they could never understand me.
Mom and Dad always wanted me to be just like Alex or Justin. I don't want to be compared to someone I was not.
I was the sloppy, goofy, aloof, and free-spirited boy. Who could ever be proud of that? My parents had those rare moments of being proud of me, but most of the time I was just invisible. I was just a slop and nobody could ever change that. I never thought that my parents would care so much that I wasn't like my siblings.
I loved my wizard powers more than anything. I could float on a magic carpet, turn myself into a monster, and meet magical creatures. I wanted to win the Wizard Competition, but Alex won. And Justin got wizard powers too for being the new Wiz Tech Professor. But where was my share?
I was left with no powers, no girlfriend, and no dream. I never wanted to inherit the substation in the first place. Don't get me wrong I loved the Sub Station it was my home, but I didn't want it. I was happy that I got a good job, but did I really want to just make and serve sandwiches all my life?
I never had a real dream, I never had a real girlfriend, and I never had a real life. I wasn't normal, I knew that. I feel so empty, like there's a void in my heart that I can't fill or replace. I was so unhappy that I couldn't let out my real emotions and that I couldn't have the strength to tell people how I always felt.
My name is Max Russo and I will always be living in the shadows.