At Benin Home, the boys are violent and unruly. They crave cocaine and marijuana. They fight amongst themselves for hours, breaking furniture and tossing mattresses into the yard. When the mattresses become wet and unusable, they attack Poppay, the man in charge of storage. They beat him so badly he is taken to the hospital. He returns several days later and expresses no ill will toward the boys. He says it was not their fault that they behaved like that.
Ishmael continues to have withdrawal symptoms from the drugs. His hands shake and his migraines return. One day the boys decide to break the windows of the classroom, and Ishmael badly cuts his hand. He has to be taken to the hospital where he is treated by a nurse.
The next day he faints
Ishmael continues to have withdrawal symptoms from the drugs. His hands shake and his migraines return. One day the boys decide to break the windows of the classroom, and Ishmael badly cuts his hand. He has to be taken to the hospital where he is treated by a nurse.
The next day he faints