Resumo de Forged By Fire - Sharon M. Draper

It starts off with a 5 year old named Gerald living at home with his mother. ''Mommy I'm hungry. May I have more food?'' Gerald was small and dark skinned. He was sweeter than any bottle of honey. ''No Gerald you ate this morning. That's why you so fat. You always want to eat something. Go eat those crayons like you always do. Get out of my face before I slap the skin off you.'' Gerald's mama drank hard whiskey and smoked straight weed. She was what they called a female hustler back in those days. Later on that night, while little Gerald starved, his mother got dressed up all nice and neat. She only did that when she was going across the bridge. Gerald hated when she went across the bridge because she always came back drunk. ''Gerald I'm going across the bridge. Mommy will be back. Your babysitter anit coming, so don't get into no trouble and don't open this door.'' She always left little Gerald by himself. He liked it when she left him by himself because he got to play with her dancing soldier. Her dancing shoulder was also her weed lighter. As soon as she was out of sight he raced to her room for it. He flicked it on and watched as the flame danced and swayed back and fowards. Moving as Gerald blew on it slightly. He walked to the kitchen, he stuck the little soldier into his pocket. He opened the fridge, which he found empty. He walked over to the couch and sat on the floor next to the curtain and pulled out the soldier. He flicked it on and held it into the air. ''The dancing soldier!!!'' he shouted. The flame swayed and accidently lit the curtain. The curtain went up in flames and smoke quickly filed the room. Gerald didn't want to run out of the door from fear of what his mother said. Gerald paniced and ran and jumped behind the couch and layed down. He closed his eyes and told himself that it was all a dream.

He woke up in a hospital. He was scared and all alone. After a while a familar faced bursted in and squezzed him with much love. It was his aunt Queen. ''Oh baby what did that lady do to you? It's okay Queen her now baby. You so skinny. Baby I swear I'm gone take care of you.'' Bout' that time a police walked into the room and chatted awhile with aunt queen. ''She's in jail?'' Aunt Queen asked. The officer knodded. ''I'll take him then.'' Aunt Queen filed out papers and then that night Gerald went home with her. He ate food that was so good he could slap his mama. Years went by and then finally Gerald was turning 12 and Aunt Queen purchased him a bike. Then to his suprise for the first time in 7 years his mother came and he met her all over again. She was with a man and a little girl. The little girl turned out to be Gerald's sister Angel who the mom had while in prison. Jordan was the man. He abused the mom and raped the little girl, but Gerald put an end to that once he got Jordan in jail. Then years went by and he was 18 and Jordan was freed from jail and came back. Angel was horrified. But one day there was a fire Gerald grabbed Angel and tried to make it to he door. He tripped over something tjhat sent him flying out of the door and down the stairs. Later on they found out what they tripped over was Jordan. He died in the end. He never made it out.

The End. For part 2 keep reading KT's stuff.

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