As King slowly works through his anger, grief, and shame, he realizes that it’s time to speak the truth about Sandy, Khalid, and himself, even if it means risking losing the people he loves.
When Sandy runs away from his abusive father, King is the only one who knows where he is, and ends up lying to his friends and family to protect him. Khalid overheard the conversation, and told King that he couldn’t be gay, that dealing with being Black was enough.
Sandy had confided in King that he is gay, and King told him he might be too. King is also starting to recognize his feelings for Sandy, a boy he used to be friends with until they had a fight. Summary: King and his parents are barely able to function as they try to deal with the grief over the sudden death of King’s older brother Khalid.
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