Bantu is hated by his father Valmiki since he was a toddler. Samara, his boss, shows him affection and love until he discovers that the Jindals are his parents. Bantu decides to seek Jindals love and protect them from threats they facing.。In 1986, nine-year-old Tate Millikin is uprooted and unwillingly moved to the suburbs of Kansas City. As his parents' marriage unravels, Tate finds solace in the unlikely friendships of his new next door neighbors: a retired African-American college professor and his transgender daughter, Gossamer.。