The Town Called Him a “Monster” Because of His Father’s Sins, But When the Community Center Went Up in Flames, The Boy Did Something That Silenced Them All
Chapter 1: The Silence of Oakhaven The silence in Martha Evans’ house was not peaceful; it was heavy. It was the kind of silence that settled in the corners of a room like dust, accumulating over five years of widowhood. At sixty-eight, Martha was a fixture in the town of Oakhaven, Georgia. She was the…