"Gotcha. I'll try not to befriend any gangsters."

With a mock salute, Lee took the book and looked it over, trying to catch up with what the teacher said and mulling over what Ed had told her - so apparently Ed and his friends were big time targets of the bullies here? That sucked. Did they really deserve that? "Of course, if you stop being friends with me, I'll have to befriend gangsters so maybe you should keep being my friend." She gave him a playful smile. "Just saying."