Chapter 8- Forged by Fire

It been six months since Aunt Queen's funeral. Gerald is still struggling after the loss of his Aunt Queen, and is deeply saddened everyday. It turns out that Jordan is an abusive person, and he hits Gerald, Angel, and most likely Monique as well. Gerald, although not all too old or strong, tries his best to protect Angel when Jordan is abusing her. Monique scurries around cowardly, doing her best to please Jordan. Later in the chapter, Gerald walks in on Jordan sexually abusing Angel, which greatly angered both Gerald and Jordan. Jordan left, and Gerald went to comfort Angel. This chapter made me feel really bad for the children, but greatly for Angel, who has no way of protecting herself.