NOT A SUMMARY OF ACTUAL EVENTSOnce Kayla revealed her teenage pregnancy and Steve confessed to their relations, Raquel blamed Kayla, divorced Steve, and never spoke to either of them again. Reese, whom Raquel finished raising on her own, only learned of his extended relations thanks to modern technology and a willingness to reach out-even against his mother's wishes, and despite years of hard living.Over the years occasionally Steve would visit Kayla and, even more erratically, sit with Jamaal, who learned very well there was no one more beautiful than Mother.Kayla's death was purely accidental: The front passenger tire blew out and the driver lost all control. He survived-paralyzed from the waist down and confined to a wheelchair for the remainder of his years, and cared for by his grandson, a young man.And Avadore still sits, alone.
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