A.N.: Hey, everybody! Guess what? I got a laptop! So, I've created a poll for what I should name it! If you could vote on that, I'd appreciate it. So, I thought I'd do a Marcus chapter, since it's been a while.

Chapter 54: No One Would Listen

Marcus sighed as he stared at his photo album. It'd been three years since Lisa had gone to college. Now, he was about to go too. He glanced at the pictures before remembering the email he'd gotten last night with a pang.

Hey, Marcus! Guess what? Jess and I are getting married! You know, as soon as we graduate. I thought you'd like to know. Anyways, have fun! Keith

He'd always had a thing for Jessica. She'd accepted him, brought him into the group. Plus, she was beautiful. Now, she and Keith were engaged.

"No one would listen. No one but her heard as the outcast hears."

With his peers, he was an awkward misfit, but Jessica had understood him.

"Shamed into solitude, shunned by the multitude. I learned to listen. In my dark, my heart heard music. I longed to teach the world, rise up and reach the world. No one would listen. I alone could hear the music. Then, at last, a voice in the gloom seemed to cry I hear you! I hear your fears, your torment and your tears! She saw my loneliness, shared in my emptiness. No one would listen, no one but her heard as the outcast hears."

He sighed. He hadn't replied to Keith's message yet. He hadn't been able to come up with words at the time. Now, he opened up a page.

"No one would listen. No one but her heard as the outcast hears..."

Hey, Keith! Congratulations for you two! I hope I'll be invited to the wedding. Thanks for the luck; I'll need it!