Elijah was thirteen, quiet, and often alone. School wasn't easy for him—not because of the work, but because of the whispers, the laughter behind his back, and the way Max and the others treated him like he didn't belong. Bullied and misunderstood, Elijah built a world in his mind where he could escape, where he didn't have to explain himself to anyone. But everything changed during a school excursion to the wildlife reserve. A cruel prank by Max was meant to humiliate him, to leave him stranded and scared. What no one expected was what happened next. In the middle of fear, Elijah found something powerful—his courage. And with it, a voice he never knew he had.