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What's that?

Then he walks over to the window,
and squints and asks,

Are they those bullies you were talking about?
I ask, What are bullies?

Bullies are people that hurt your feelings... or worse, Ganwar says.

Oh, they were bullies to us before

when me and Hannah were walking home, I say.
Ganwar walks over to the door,

I ask him, Where are you going?
Out to see those jerks he says,

I catch up to him.
When we get outside he says to the boys,

HEY!

They tell Ganwar, What? without seeing me.
You have been picking on my little cousin, haven't you? he says.

They laugh and say, Really that weirdo is your cousin?

Then Ganwar says Yeah you got a problem with that?
their faces go white as they realize Ganwar is serious

I-I did not mean what I said Yeah he didn't they lied.

Then Ganwar goes and pushes one of the kids to the Ground.
Stop! I say to Ganwar as the other one runs away.

No, they were picking on you, he says.

I shove Ganwar away or at least I try, because I could not move him in the slightest.

Somebody down the street, sees this, and runs, holding his glowing brick up to the boy yelling,
i'm going to call the police if you don't leave right now! Ganwar steps away,

Then I realize he's yelling at Ganwar.
Why is he afraid of these police?

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