Best There Never Was

This book was written using communication on the GTL Getting Out app while Mitchell Wynne is currently incarcerated. Mitchell is a prime example of not letting anything stop you from worshipping God, pushing your mind and body to its limits, and never letting anything get in the way of your purpose in life.

It took over a year to fully edit and publish. The entire manuscript had to be sent in paragraphs of letters that looked → similartothisandallofthewords hadtobespacedoutandspellcheckedwithgrammar andpunctuationaddedafterthefact
Let this be a message to never lose faith, be grateful for the freedom we have, and to keep finding a way to fulfill your purpose no matter what obstacles you face in life.

Miteous Reese isn't your typical teenager. He grew up in a middle-class, two-parent home on the Northeast side of Omaha, Nebraska, with a schoolteacher for a mom, a hardworking father, and four siblings. On paper, he had every opportunity to do something positive with his life. But a bad attitude and a growing taste for trouble start pulling him toward the wrong crowd and the kind of energy that only leads one way.

Caught up in the allure of street life and the recognition that comes with being labeled a "bad boy," Miteous spirals deeper, earning a reputation he's not sure he wants. Only his best friend since kindergarten, Tayvaughn Kelly, knows the full truth. They've been inseparable for years, doing dirt together, keeping secrets only they share.

When they get the opportunity to work for Booker, a slick local drug dealer and pawn shop owner, they think they've found the key to their come up. Booker sees their hustle, loyalty, and hunger for the game, and puts them on to bigger, riskier jobs. But Booker's got his own enemies and secrets, and Miteous quickly learns the game is rigged, no matter how smart you play it.

Trying to juggle school, football, love, and life on the streets, Miteous believes he can keep up the act, especially with the raw athletic talent passed down from his father, a former top high school recruit. But when a party turns deadly and Tay is killed, Miteous is left with one impossible decision:

Avenge his bestfriend's murder and stay trapped in the life forever or leave it all behind to go pursue his football dreams in hopes of potentially becoming the best there ever was or there never was...