That Was Then, This Is Now quistions and ancers

Hello I am starting to read a book call ''That Was Then, This Is Now'' and in my opinion so far the book is alright. (even though i dislike reading) so far what i have read (chapter 3)that theirs 3 kids so far and ones in the hosptial .....and one has his mom in the hosptial too. But theirs Mike, Mark and bryon, Mike got the beat up and was put in the hosptial and mark and bryon came to meet mike because he had no visitors. So they got to talking and turns out that Mike had the shit kicked out of him by a group of black people because a black girl had got him jumped after he had saved her from his asshole buddys that were picking on her.... that is as far into the book as i am i have read chaper 1-3 will post more in a day or 2