Summary

In “Chapter 6” Michael talked to his cousin, Quan, after his sword fighting class. Quan invited him out to a club on Friday and Michael said he could not go. Quan asked why he was always busy Fridays and asked if he had a secret girlfriend or whether he was gay. Michael said he did not and Quan told him he did not care if he was gay. Michael said neither was correct, that he was casually dating on Fridays. Quan told him to tell his family as they had been asking. Michael felt guilty as he and Quan used to know everything about each other. He apologized to Quan for being a bad friend and Quan told him he understood due to what Michael had been through with his dad and his mother’s health problems.

In “Chapter 7” Stella and Michael met for...