Promise Boys


 Contents
 
 Title Page
 Copyright Notice
 Dedication
 Epigraph
 Part One: J.B.
 
 Present Day
 Nobody: Urban Promise Prep Student
 Keyana Glenn: Anacostia High School Student
 Nurse Robin: Urban Promise Prep Employee
 Becca Buckingham: Mercy Academy for Girls Student
 Unk: Neighborhood Dude
 Wilson Hicks: Urban Promise Prep Dean of the Student Body
 Bando: Neighborhood Hustler
 Mr. Reggie: Urban Promise Prep School Resource Officer
 Ms. Williamson: J.B.’s Mom
 J.B.’s Interrogation: (Transcript from J.B.’s Official Questioning)
 One Day Before the Murder: J.B.
 Chapter One: Simp. J.B.
 Chapter Two: Boyfriend. J.B.
 The Day of the Murder: J.B.
 Chapter Three: Strap. J.B.
 
 
 Part Two: Trey
 
 Present Day
 Solomon Bekele: Urban Promise Prep Student
 Stanley Ennis: Entrepreneur and Urban Promise Prep Donor
 Brandon Jenkins: Urban Promise Prep Student
 Uncle T: Trey’s Uncle
 Coach Robinson: Urban Promise Prep Basketball Coach
 Antoine Betts: Urban Promise Prep Student
 Mrs. Hall: Urban Promise Prep Teacher
 Trey’s Interrogation: (Transcript from Trey’s Official Questioning)
 One Day Before the Murder: Trey
 Chapter Four: Late. Trey
 Chapter Five: Stuck. Trey
 The Day of the Murder: Trey
 Chapter Six: Trouble!. Trey
 
 
 Part Three: Ramón
 
 Present Day
 Rachel Barnes: Older Sister to Anthony Barnes, Urban Promise Prep Student
 Anthony “Tony” Barnes: Urban Promise Prep Student
 César: Ramón’s Cousin
 Doña Gloria: Ramón’s Abuela
 Magdalena Peña: Ramón’s Cousin
 Nobody: Urban Promise Prep Student
 Ramón’s Interrogation: (Transcript from Ramón’s Official Questioning)
 One Day Before the Murder: Ramón
 Chapter Seven: Guilty. Ramón
 Chapter Eight: Police. Ramón
 The Day of the Murder: Ramón
 Chapter Nine: Some Get Back. Ramón
 
 
 Part Four: Lies
 
 After the Murder
 Chapter Ten: Grounded. J.B.
 Chapter Eleven: Suspects. Trey
 Nobody: Urban Promise Prep Student
 Chapter Twelve: The Setup. Ramón
 Doña Gloria
 Chapter Thirteen: Traitor. Trey
 Keyana Glenn
 Chapter Fourteen: Omar. J.B.
 Chapter Fifteen: Angels. Trey
 Chapter Sixteen: Handoff. Ramón
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 To the boys of Chocolate City
 
 
 I’ve noticed a fascinating phenomenon in my twenty-five years of teaching—that schools and 
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