THE DAY GREYHAVEN FINALLY STOOD TALL
Chapter 4
Ethan wasn’t supposed to become part of the team.
He wasn’t even from Greyhaven.
But people had begun asking him for help.
He had spent years working with his hands.
He understood balance.
Timing.
Movement.
Pressure.
He knew how to read people.
He knew when someone was about to give up.
And he knew something about Greyhaven that the athletes themselves had forgotten.
They were stubborn.
They had survived storms.
They had rebuilt buildings.
They had repaired boats.
They had worked through exhaustion.
Sports weren’t supposed to be harder than that.
The problem wasn’t talent.
It was belief.
So Ethan started training with them.
He ran with the runners.
Helped the rowers.
Practiced throwing.
Worked on balance.
He wasn’t a professional athlete.
He didn’t pretend to be.
But he understood discipline.
And he understood what happened when people trusted the person standing beside them.
One evening, Walter watched from the sidelines.
“You know you’re becoming a coach.”
Ethan shook his head.
“No.”
“You are.”
“I’m just helping.”
Walter smiled.
“That’s how it starts.”
