Dan usually never went to the west side of town because that's where the bullies that liked to pick on him at school lived. However, he had heard there was a second hand bookshop that might have some books of intrest for him. He decided to brave the area, setting out about quarter past nine one Saturday morning hoping that the bullies wouldn't be up and about.
No such luck. Turning a corner he ran into Billy Holdem and his gang, from school. Even worse, he happened to be counting his money and bus fare.
"What the hell are you doing around here, Rossey?" challenged Billy. then he saw Dan's money. "Hey, he's got money for us! Ta, Dan, we'll only beat you up slightly less than usual!"
Dan turned and ran