In this short scene, the narrator tells us that he's just arrived at school, and that his new friend is a "real gangster" . He's so scared that he leaves the school without a word. He tells his friend that he doesn't want to mess with the kid, because he thinks the kid is "a real gangster." The kid is crying, and the narrator is headed home with him. The two of them walk home, and when they get back, the kid tells the narrator that the rumors are true, that he is going to beat the kid to the ground. The kid says that he can't punch the kid because there are two other kids and only one is his friend. But the kid punches the kid anyway, so the kid has to teach him a lesson. He says that if the kid finds out