"Yes!" Wait. "...I know it likely won't happen. so you can't make fun of me later for believing it would." There, that should cover that. He never got his hopes up, he didn't have any dreams, so nothing could be dashed. Ed knew how the world worked. Lee didn't seem to, but whatever. Maybe he could learn something before she was too cool for him
"You should stay away from Butch. That's my one advice. He's bad news." Even if he was charming. He didn't want Lee with a gangster kid.
"Why would I make fun of you? It's my language, silly. I want you to know it. The more people who know it, the better. Do you want to do it this Friday? We could go to the park near mine." That way, he wouldn't have to freak out about where he lived or whatever the issue was. "I don't have to be home until around 6ish, that's when my mom finishes work. Both my parents work a lot so it's either go out or stay home with my sister."
And she was just the worst. "Who's Butch?" She looked around to try and find the guy, unsure who she was looking for.
"The one who looks like an ape." Oswald jerked his head in the direction of Butch, just helping Ed out.
"Yeah. That intellectually challenged gorilla over there." Butch was big for his age, tall for his age and - Edward found - stupid for any age. But he always somehow had a girlfriend and he always flirted with girls and he was popular and really good at beating them up. All things that made him even more repulsive in his eyes. "He's a brute and a bully."
And then Butch turned his head to look in their direction and Edward hastily looked down at his book. Butch smiled and waved, very friendly.
Lee waved back because it was stupid not to, smiling to Butch. Looking anything but friendly would give the game away but Oswald and Edward were doing a fine job of that anyway. They both were looking away as hastily as they could, pretending not to know what the issue was.
"Okay, gotcha, I'll avoid him." Lee turned away and gave Ed a small smile. "Any other jerks I should avoid or just that guy and all his buddies?"
"They wouldn't hurt you anyway. You are a girl." Had to give them that, they really didn't hit girls. Sexist? Probably, but it'd be in Lee's favour. "Everyone here is an enemy to the three of us. It won't be that way for you."
They weren't going to have the same experience. At least Edward highly doubted it. "I can give you a list of who I don't like why, but-- Mostly just avoid befriending actual gangsters. Like Butch. That's dangerous."
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."
"I could be a gangster. For all you know." Well, he could be. Maybe he didn't look it, but still. His father was kind of a gangster. Well. He probably didn't even rank high enough to warrant that description, more like a crook. Too drunk to be a gangster, definitely too stupid. Some subspecies below that. "I don't know why you want to be friends. People don't."
"Maybe people don't cause you keep asking them why they do? I just do, okay? Stop being a baby about it." Lee teased, looking at Ed with amusement despite her words. "I like you. You're smart and I don't have any friends so I want to make some. Ones who have stuff in common with me. I think we do. So we can hang, promise."
She held out her pinkie playfully and wiggled it. "Come on, promise me. Don't ditch me, Eddie."
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"You should stay away from Butch. That's my one advice. He's bad news." Even if he was charming. He didn't want Lee with a gangster kid.
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And she was just the worst. "Who's Butch?" She looked around to try and find the guy, unsure who she was looking for.
"The one who looks like an ape." Oswald jerked his head in the direction of Butch, just helping Ed out.
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And then Butch turned his head to look in their direction and Edward hastily looked down at his book. Butch smiled and waved, very friendly.
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"Okay, gotcha, I'll avoid him." Lee turned away and gave Ed a small smile. "Any other jerks I should avoid or just that guy and all his buddies?"
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They weren't going to have the same experience. At least Edward highly doubted it. "I can give you a list of who I don't like why, but-- Mostly just avoid befriending actual gangsters. Like Butch. That's dangerous."
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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."
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She held out her pinkie playfully and wiggled it. "Come on, promise me. Don't ditch me, Eddie."
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Now, what she would do? He supposed only time would tell.