Some stories begin with a grand twist. Some with a tragedy. But this one begins with a boy—standing at the edge of sixteen, with a backpack on his shoulder and a storm in his heart. His eyes held the shine of dreams he had shaped alone, and his smile… well, it was the kind that made people believe he had it all. But not everything is as it seems. This is the story of a boy raised away from home, in the arms of silence and discipline, where letters replaced hugs and birthdays came with gifts but no faces. This