Summary

Tyrell is walking to school and realizes that a gang of Kings with Brick are headed his way. He also sees Noodle with them. He braces himself for the usual harassment. He only has to stay strong for sixteen more days until he leaves for summer break. He’s going to the usual science camp that he has for the last two summers. Away from Underhill. The gang reaches him and Brick invites him to his house that night. Tyrell declines, but Brick won’t take no for an answer and tells him that he’ll pick him up around nine o’clock. Ty sighs after they walk on. Sixteen more days he says to himself under his breath.

Reverend Alabaster Sloan steps from the cab in front of Vernesha’s apartment. He sees Tariq’s father come out of the building. That...