“i just couldn’t watch them hurt patrick even if things weren’t clear just yet. i think anyone who knew me might have been frightened or confused. except maybe my brother. he taught me what to do in these situations. i don’t really want to go into detail except to say that by the end of it, brad and two of his buddies stopped fighting and just stared at me. his other two friends were lying on the ground. one was clutching the knee i bashed in with one of those metal cafeteria chairs. the other one was holding his face. i kind of swiped at his eyes, but not too bad. i didn’t want to be too bad.”













