If we’re late, the teachers will start asking questions. We can always pay him a return visit.”Glaring at Phillip, who scooted away clutching his ...reast, Boomer shrugged. “You’re likely to bleed on my boots. We’ll come back after I scotch guard them.” Turning, the three stalked off, laughing, as Phillip scrambled to his feet, his homework, schedule and books remaining where they were.Taylor was dropping off books in his locker when Jacob marched up, clearly pissed. Rather than keeping their. One shelf was just full of gags of every size and shape, including several I’d never seen before. Another held a collection of cuffs and collars in every material from leather to what looked like steel. Below that were the butt plugs. The smallest was only slightly larger than my thumb. The largest must have been five inches wide at the base. I reached for the plugs first, picking up one that was maybe an inch across and two deep, glinting silvery in the light of my phone. I barely thought. We learned that year that Halloween season was the worst time to behers. She seemed particularly aggressive around that time, and shewould always take her new doll in tow to the Halloween banger thatyear, which at least one classmate invariably volunteered to host foreveryone. It was one of the few parties big enough for almost everyonein the grade to attend, and while normal gathering typically involvedonly specific friend groups, it was considered sacred tradition thatHalloween had an open. That was enough to stop a pistol or a rifle bullet powered by black powder. We would have needed more if we had faced smokeless powder, but that was at least 20 years in the future. We might need loopholes, but this was good enough for now.Neither one of them liked the shotgun; Hell, I didn't like the shotgun! Nevertheless, it was a good weapon to use against men on horseback who were riding past. The spread of the buckshot would overcome some aiming difficulties, and was worth the effort under.