"He's a big boy," Richard said, his eyes close on Johnny. "He'll be fine."
But he didn't believe it, and neither did I. Johnny didn't seem fine at all. He didn't seem like the Johnny Glenn I knew, all wild and out of control. What if he got himself hurt? What then? I had to help, I just had to.
I started walking over to them, and I waved off Richard when he tried to stop me. When I got there, I realized I had no idea what to say. I had never tried to break up a fight before.
"Um, hi," I said, standing between the two of them. "We have to leave."
Johnny pushed me out of the way. "Get the hell out of here, Belly."
"Who is this? Your baby sister?" The guy looked me up and down.
"No. I'm Belly," I told him. Only, I was nervous, and I stuttered when I said my name.
"Belly?" The guy buste
