Chapter 56: Gemma Juggins's Request

Gemma Juggins saw it was Salvatore Casson and, feeling utterly wronged, glared at him with eyes gone red. Salvatore found the whole thing baffling. He stepped up and drove a kick into the boy, snapping, "Beat it!" The boy clutched his stomach and bolted. He knew he couldn't win, so he swallowed the anger-for now. Once he'd put some distance between them, he turned and shot Salvatore a vicious look. "Kid, we'll see about that," he spat. Salvatore ignored him and asked Gemma, "When someone bullies...