Agnes Smith is not your typical preteen. She has no friends and lives a sheltered life on her parents farm. A discovery near a neighbor's farm results in her committing her first major crime at the age of eleven. Can Agnes ever forgive herself? And how will she control the demonic thoughts that often flow through her mind?"In the Beginning" is the first short story from the Malevolent Chronicles.People often say that a mind is a terrible thing to waste. No one ever talks of a mind being a dangerous thing to have. Agnes is a troubled preteen with a very dangerous mind. She is seeking absolution from the sins she has committed. She goes to St. Thomas the Apostle Church once a week to confess her sins. But Agnes' confessions aren't your run of the mill confessions of a teenager. Father MacArthur soon becomes caught up in her tales. Does he dare believe the words that flow from her lips? And of he does, can he help this troubled soul find absolution?