▁in ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁of ▁the ▁novel ▁( May ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁was ▁a ▁cloud less ▁day ▁in ▁Earth ' s ▁Los ▁Angeles ). ▁ ▁Chapter ▁ 1 : ▁“ Is ▁Everything ▁Okay ?” ▁[ X an ther ] ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California . ▁X an ther ▁begins ▁May ▁ 1 0 ▁with ▁her ▁father ▁An war ▁knowing ▁that ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁he ▁plans ▁to ▁give ▁her ▁a ▁“ big ▁surprise ” ▁he ▁and ▁Ast air ▁have ▁been ▁planning ▁for ▁her . ▁In ▁the ▁morning ▁she ▁and ▁An war ▁go ▁to ▁breakfast ▁together , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁car ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁she ▁almost ▁has ▁a ▁se iz ure ▁while ▁looking ▁out ▁into ▁the ▁rain , ▁but ▁she ▁lies ▁to ▁An war ▁about ▁it ▁for ▁fear ▁of ▁worry ing ▁him . ▁Instead ▁she ▁tells ▁him ▁she ▁was ▁day d ream ing ▁about ▁her ▁bi ological ▁father , ▁D ov . ▁ ▁Chapter ▁ 2 : ▁L up ita ' s ▁[ L uther ] ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California . ▁Luther ▁stands ▁in ▁the ▁rain ▁with ▁a ▁blank et ▁over ▁his ▁head , ▁looking ▁for ▁something ▁or ▁someone . ▁Al mor az , ▁a ▁fellow ▁gang - member , ▁and ▁Ch itel , ▁a ▁younger ▁boy , ▁stand ▁with ▁him . ▁Al mor az ▁ins ult s ▁Luther ▁and ▁Luther ▁head but ts ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁nose . ▁From ▁the ▁door way ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁house , ▁M iz , ▁a ▁weather ed ▁member ▁of ▁the