"The Life and Hard Times of Grantly Marshall" A fictional story

Could anyone imagine having no money, few friends, and no chance to succeed in life? Well, for one individual this situation is all too real. Grantly Reed Marshall, a 18-year-old high school student from Franklin Square, Ohio, had big dreams but little money. Grantly had reached a crucial time in his life. He desperately wanted to attend college. Grantly's siblings were much smarter than he was, as were his parents. None of his classmates expected …

…his memory, he stood before the audience and recited the poem with but one flaw. Everyone agreed Granlty had done quite a bot for himself. He started by acting in small plays and now he produced them with a budget over one million dollars. Not a sole their could disagree that poor, Grantly Reed Marshall was the richest man their. Not for his money, but for what he had the most of, a good personality.