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In this chapter, Roxy, a fourteen-year-old girl, is violently attacked along with her mother by two men seeking a message for her father. Despite being locked in a cupboard, Roxy uses a mysterious emerging power to defend herself, injuring one attacker with an electric shock, but is ultimately overpowered and knocked unconscious. The chapter reveals the onset of Roxy's supernatural ability and sets the stage for her role in a larger conflict involving her family.

In this chapter, Allie, a mixed-race teenage girl living with the Montgomery-Taylors, discovers and practices a mysterious power to generate sparks and inflict pain, which she ultimately uses to defend herself against the sexual advances and abuse of the Montgomery-Taylor patriarch. The chapter juxtaposes Allie's emerging strength and agency with the brutal realities of her abusive environment, highlighting her internal dialogue with a guiding 'voice' that encourages her to prepare for a moment of empowerment. The chapter ends with Allie poised to reclaim control, signaling a turning point in her personal struggle against oppression and violence.