At fifteen, the Pakistani boy knew the world was evil.

He saw the stranger outside the school gate, noted the bulge against the man’s chest. Unafraid, the boy stepped forward—and died in the explosion.

His mother cried, but that boy saved hundreds of mothers from crying for their children.

Diane Callahan is a freelance developmental editor and dreamer of fantasy and speculative fiction. Her YouTube channel, Quotidian Writer, provides practical tips for aspiring authors.