AUTHOR'S POV
Sydney's mommy instincts kicked in. '" Wha... What do you mean Avery? How did that happen?" she asked Avery, her voice rising.
" Calm down, Syd; Ethan is in the school Nurse's office. He's fine now," Avery assured.
Sydney was still restive. " Avery, that wasn't the question I asked; why would some kid beat him up? Weren't there teachers who could have stopped him?"
" Syd, listen. First of all, it was Ethan that started the fight and second, the fight had already started when the teachers got there."
Sydney looked confused. She asked incredulously, " Why would Ethan fight with someone six years older than him?"
" He looked really angry when Gavin dropped him off earlier, Emily was crying. I don't know what Gavin told them but I think that's what provoked Ethan into starti
