Meet Marcus…

Memories will always last whether it’s of a past experience or just meeting someone you like.

Marcus, 23
Incarcerated: 5 years
Housed: Valley State Prison, Chowchilla, California

I met a girl I had a crush on in second grade. I didn’t know how to tell her since I was so shy. Throughout the school year we became friends and that was that. Eventually in fourth grade I met her best friend and I felt some type of way because she was more beautiful than her friend. We were too young to date so we just did everything together. We sat by each other, we ate lunch together, we went outside together and we did our homework together. The only thing we didn’t do is go home together but we did go to each other’s houses – what kids do best. The next year was upsetting because one of the girls was moving to Africa and her friend and I were devastated. She left and two days later I got kicked out of the school. I recently finally got a hold of one of them and we had fun, it was a mini date. The first question when I met up with her was how her friend was doing. Memories will always last whether it’s of a past experience or just meeting someone you like. The two ladies are always in my mind. Their names are Dara Shinner and Brittney Snodgrass. Today, Dara is still in Africa and Brittney is in college.