C17 Kneeling down

A hush fell over the private room.

The young man sporting a swollen, bruised face was one of the male classmates who had come to the reunion. He had earlier joined in with Kevin to mock Miron.

Kevin gave a couple of deliberate coughs and commanded, "Release him."

The tough-looking man with tattooed arms challenged Kevin, "And who are you to order me around?"

"I'm Kevin