![]() As he approaches, he sees Trey with two other guys sitting on the porch. He walks towards Martel's house and sees a gunmetal Range Rover in the driveway. Jus gets off the bus and recognizes the irony in returning to his neighborhood when he wanted desperately to escape from it in the past. ![]() Despite that, he stays on the bus, because he is tired of feeling so alone. He knows that his mom would not be happy with him if she knew where he was headed. Rivers lost his job and now Manny's parents are relocating-cause him to seek out someone new to talk to, someone who might understand how he feels. ![]() His recent feelings of hopelessness-coupled with the fact that Mr. Quan's words from their meeting in juvie -"there's no escaping the Black Man's Curse"-have been stuck in his head (157). In Chapter 19, Jus is headed back to his old neighborhood to talk to Martel, the leader of the Black Jihad. ![]()
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