Chapter 4

Except, barring a few minor taunts and scuffles, he had pretty much avoided getting targeted.

“Wait…did this have something to do with you getting sent to the principal’s office?”

“Yeah. We got in a fight. It was actually pretty brutal. As brutal as two seven year olds can be, I guess. And it wasn’t the last one. We kept at each other like a couple of wild dogs for the rest of the year. He was determined to get you, and the more Ms. Bonner punished him, the more determined he got. But I managed to keep him away from you, and then the next year, he basically forgot. Then he moved away.”

Ed gaped at Sammy. He didn’t know what to say. It seemed a little too late to thank him. “Sammy…I had no idea.”

“It’s cool. I didn’t really know how to tell you. But after that, I just kept an eye out. Besides, you were always nice to me. When we had to work together in class. And in seventh grade, you helped me pass a math test.”