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Seven’s car ended up running out of gas so they end up going to a gas station. However, Starr notices Ms. Ofrah and she suggests that Starr should amplify her voice in the protest but Ms. Ofrah has renounced her position as her attorney. There a camera man records everything Starr says. Then police throw tear gas towards her so a guy picks the four of them up and takes them to Big Mav’s store.

Seven, Starr, DeVante, and Chris all end up going to see the riots and protests because they were all so upset that the officer wasn’t charged for Khalil’s death. While they were there Starr didn’t like the look of the riots because she started remembering how when her parents could barely afford anything they were getting necessities or even working in McDonald’s that barely pays a minimum wage.

Starr goes to Chris’s house while she was there she got a scary phone call from Seven. He picks her and Chris up and head to Iesha’s house. There they took everyone because turns out King lords jumped DeVante. Iesha in a way helped by making Seven take everyone so King won’t let his frustration out on them. On their way back home the radio said that the jury decided not to indict the officer who killed Khalil.

So Starr’s family is celebrating at uncle Carlos for sevens birthday/ graduation party. Everyone is having a good time even Chris and maya come over. Starr was kind of worried on how to act around them and her family but everything went fine. Till Sevens mom came and she started going off on him for not inviting her. But seven went off how she never acted like a mom to him. After that everyone went back to partying

Now everyone is just waiting on the grand jury’s decision. Its already been 2 weeks. From there Starr went to school at Williamson only to later get herself into a fight with Hailey because she started running her mouth about Khalil and how he would’ve been dead because he was a “drug dealer/ gangbanger.” Even Hailey’s brother stepped in so Seven fought him. Them 4 ended up getting suspended for three days.

It is the day of the of the grand jury. Starr gets up and eats while her mom and aunt Pam continue making breakfast for everyone. She goes to see her uncle Carlos and her dad. For some reason they are great buddies. They are on their way to the courthouse when Starr, starts getting deja vu from the time her dad went to prison. When she got there she went inside alone. And felt prepared to bring justice for Khalil.

Lisa and Maverick take their kids towards uncle carlos’s house but they ended up passing his house. They ended up taking them to see a new house in the suburbs. They really liked it. They got back home and watched a very competitive basketball game. When all of a sudden there was gunshots at their home. Most likely either the cops or King Lords did it due to Starr’s interview and what she said in it.

Starr’s interview was aired on TV. It was the most watched interview. It’s Saturday and Starr is getting ready for prom. Chris pulls up in rolls Royce and they head to the prom. The whole time there he kept giving her the silent treatment so that’s when they went to the car and discussed everything. He was mad that she didn’t let him know about her being witness. Starr ended up telling him all about her life.

So Starr is getting ready with her family to do the interview with Ms. Ofrah. Her mom assures them that they must speak with no ma’am, yes ma’am, no sir, yes sir. Before the interview Starr’s boyfriend texted her about the prom and if she knows her dress color. But obviously she didn’t because she hasn’t had time to pick her dress. Then during the interview she defends Khalil a lot and starts crying a lot.

So Starr and her mom go to IHOP and eat. They were talking about the whole situation with Khalil and also about her friendship with Hailey. They then go to talk with the DA and Starr ends up crying so they leave. Next day her dad encounters King at his shop and asks about DeVante but he lies about where he is. Later he tells his wife that they are finally gonna move out and they are gonna start looking for a house.