Markevious's 'A Very Brief Summary Essay'

PER REPORTER: Marcus said last night when he made it into town he received a call from his son, and he said he could tell the child was nervous while on the phone due to him asking him if he could come and get him so he could live with him. He said he then asked the child what was wrong with him and Markevious told him, his stepmother (Tanesha) slapped him in his face due to her thinking he was not telling the truth about having homework. According to Markevious, Tanesha though some of his school work was homework which is why she hit him, and he said after she hit him he ran into the bathroom and locked the door. He said while he was in there he noticed his face was swollen and red, and he said when he came out of the bathroom he heard Tanesha saying to his mother (Denise) that she should have hit him harder but he got off light.

However, he said he told them he fell instead of telling them the truth. Marcus said to his understanding his son is afraid of Tanesha due to her behavior towards him, and he said Denise obviously knows about Tanesha hitting the child but does not do anything about it. He also said he believes Tanesha may have hit the child before in the past, but he said this maybe the only time the child has actually disclosed the allegations to him. He mentioned that he told the child he was going to confront his mother and Tanesha about the allegations, but he said the child asked him not to due to him thinking his mother is going to know he told him. He also mentioned that Markevious said he is tired of getting whippings which is why he did not want him to say anything to his mother. However, he said he told the child he was going to tell somebody about the following