
Little Gerald is three and playing with his mom's lighter. His firedancer. Suddenly the house is on fire and he makes it out and his mother is finally convicted of abuse and abandoment. His aunt Queen then steps in to make his life better. All goes well for six years until his mother asks him to live with her on his ninth birthday and his aunt Queen dies of a heartattck. The one small light in his life is his little half sister,Angel, whom he protects from her abusive dad and uncaring mom. When he catches his step dad playing "bad games" with Angel he must seek ouside suport so him and his sister can live with out fear. At least for a while.