Seven, Kenya, Starr, Lisa, and Maverick walk to meet her. Eventually, Starr heads inside to get something to eat, but the phone starts ringing- Iesha is at the gate, wanting to be let in. Starr’s family leads a group dance party. Starr is nervous about whether she should act “white” or “black” since DeVante, Kenya, Maya, and Chris are all at the party, but is relieved when the five have a warm, joking conversation. Starr’s family, her friends, and Seven’s friends are all at Carlos’s house for Seven’s birthday party, which doubles as a graduation party since he graduated from high school on Friday. He and Lisa decide not to punish Seven and Starr for the fight, knowing that they probably would have lashed out themselves if they were in their children’s place.Ĭhapter 21 takes place two weeks later, on a Saturday. Maverick even gets Goon, a King Lord, to shake hands with a Garden Disciple, marking the beginning of a form of unity in Garden Heights. He points out that even if the jury fails to indict Officer Cruise, the gangs have to stop riots from occurring again because they get out of hand and hurt the black community. Lisa picks up Starr and Seven and takes them home Starr has an outburst of rage in the car, pounding the dashboard in frustration over the pain that Khalil’s death has brought her.īack at home, Lisa, Starr, and Seven find Maverick talking to a group of King Lords and Garden Disciples in the kitchen. Two security guards break up the fight, and all four are suspended for three days. Hailey fights back, and when Hailey’s older brother Remy calls Starr a crazy bitch, Seven appears and pushes Remy away. Starr loses her temper and attacks Hailey, punching and kicking her. Maya and Starr try to get Hailey to apologize for her racist comments, but she refuses, going as far as to say that the officer did everyone a favor by killing a drug dealer. At school, Hailey confronts Starr with a picture from her twelfth birthday party: Khalil is in the shot, meaning that Starr lied to Hailey about knowing him. It’s been two weeks since Starr talked to the grand jury, and she and her family and community are on edge. Starr finds the experience painful, but knows that she has to do what she can to bring Khalil justice.Ĭhapter 20 is set eight weeks after Khalil’s death. In the grand jury, the DA questions Starr about the night of the events. Starr’s parents comfort her in the moments before she has to enter the jury room, reassuring her that she is brave for doing exactly what she’s afraid of. Not only is Starr nervous about the trial, but the courthouse also brings back memories of her father’s conviction and imprisonment. The King Lords drive with Starr and her family to the courthouse. The two men have talked to each and made up for Starr’s sake. She brings a plate of food out to Maverick and Carlos, who are sitting in the back of Maverick’s Tahoe. Starr wakes up on the day of the grand jury to find her kitchen filled with Cedar Grove King Lords.
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