The Halloween attack may have been awful, but at least it had a reason. It was just like Atticus had said: he'd destroyed any credibility Bob Ewell had, and he'd taken it out on Jem and me. But what began to happen to Atticus a year later, when the gossip had long ago died down and Maycomb was back to its tired old self, that was worse, because it had no reason.
Rated: K - English - Tragedy/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,800 - Reviews: 3 - Favs: 6 - Published: 8/28/2018 - Alexandra H./Aunt Alexandra, Atticus F., J. Finch/Uncle Jack, Jean Louise F./Scout - Complete