All summed up in a short verse of one of his poems, “lost and all alone, abandoned without his own” Antwone Fisher lived a life that no child should endure.

Antwone’s life began on a rocky path of abuse and abandonment. His father was killed by one of his girlfriends before he was born, so he never even knew his father’s last name. His mother left him to foster care after she gave birth to him in a prison hospital where she was serving time. He lived in an orphanage until the age o

f two when he was sent to the Tate’s foster home. The Tate’s portrayed them selves as Bible thumping preachers, but underneath that they were physically and mentally abusive on extreme levels. They abused him and his two other foster brothers for years, just to get money from the state for fostering them. What’s even worse they put him in the situation of being sexually molested at the age of 5, by Cousin Nadine who also lived at the Tate’s house.

After Davenport uncovers Antwone’s secret past he becomes like a father figure to Antwone. He embraces him and invites him into his own family like a son. They begin to spend time together talking and learning from each other. Eventually, he gives Antwone an ultimatum to move forward and find his lost family. He encourages him to heal his wounds and make peace with his mother. Antwone is first reluctant to face the skeletons in his closet, but with the encouragement of Dr. Davenport and his first love Cheryl, (Joy Bryant) he makes his way back to Cleveland to pay one last visit to the Tate’s.

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