His gaze went to the unfortunate soul caught in their net to see a cute blonde. She was tall for her age and somewhat lanky due to her late development. As he watched Madeline suddenly stepped forward shoving the girl and making her lose her balance. She stumbled and fell forward dropping her books as she ended up on her knees. The group laughed kicking dirt.
Though Lucas seldom interfered with his classmates’ immature pastimes he suddenly veered from his path and pushed his way into the middle of the group.
“What do you think you are doing?!”
The laughter immediately stopped as he stared them down.
“Is this how you were raised? I suppose your parents are so proud!” his gaze flickered to Lidia. “Is this the graceful and dignified lady grandma raised you to be?”
Lidia winced. Their gra
