Chapters 26 - 30 Summary and Analysis

In Chapter 26, Rape, Reymundo returned to the clubhouse with Loco, where Blanca has promised to have sex with him. After she has her top off, she refused. Morena insisted that Blanca follow through. If she does not, she would be disciplined by the gang for disrespecting the new member, Lil Loco. Blanca told Reymundo that she was a virgin and begged him not to take her. Drunk and stoned, Reymundo forced her to have sex with him, twice. Remundo has no idea how to load or unload a gun, but he has discovered that pulling the trigger is enough to get all the sex he wants.

In Chapter 27, Crowned, in the sober light of day, Reymundo was terrified of the police and no longer wanted to join a gang. But it was Sunday, the day of his initiation. At...