THE MAN THEY BURIED ALIVE

BOOK: THE BOY THEY BURIED ALIVE

*They laughed at him. They called him a disgrace. They buried him alive.*

*Until the forest made them look.*

Jay Ouma was an orphan from Busia market, carrying sacks at 4AM just to wear a uniform with duct tape shoes. He broke bones to protect Form Ones, but no one protected him.

He was the boy they laughed at.

Tiana was the girl who never laughed. She was quiet, tired, and invisible like him. In a cold mountain rain, she shared her tent. In front of everyone, she chose to be his partner. When she fell, he carried her home.

For the first time, the boy they hated looked human.

*But the forest was watching.*

On Mt. Elgon, a holiday camp became a nightmare. A dead man in the bush. Fresh blood. And a gang of human traffickers hunting for bodies and organs to sell.

When the students were cornered, they all turned to Jay.
The "thug." The "violent one."

*He was tough when it comes to physical fight.*

He fought in three scenarios. He played hero five times. He took a knife to the ribs so eleven students could breathe.

He fell into a coma.
And the whole school waited.

When he woke up, he did not return to silence.
He walked into an assembly where the crowd shouted his name. Not in hate. In love.

*He was buried alive by this world.*
*But he was not done fighting.*

*A Kenyan tragedy. A slow-burn romance. A horror you won't see coming. A hero you won't forget.*

*READ IF YOU LOVE:* _Dark school stories, emotional male leads, tragedy to hero, forbidden friendship, Mt. Elgon mystery, love that saves lives_

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