"Well, you know, I know a couple guys...I'm sure I can get you a pair of new shoes just like these for Vinnie, if you like. And for less than $200.00"
The old lady paused with the money in her hand, and asked,"Wholesale?"
Bobby smiled, he had her hooked, "For Vinnie and his grandmother, absolutely!"
Bobby had done his homework. Vinnie had problems with Ryan and his crew, but his real nemesis was Chaco and his small gang. Chaco was a macho dude, who liked lording his authority over everyone at the school. Bobby'd had a couple run ins with them, and the last one he remembered seeing the kid he now knew from the yearbook was Vinnie getting the shit beaten out of him. He wondered why Vinnie hadn't taken care of the bully already. Well, if Bobby reduced Chaco and his chief lieutenant Juanito into Vinnie's shoes, Vinnie would have to help him keep the others.