im, Rick, you heard him, man! He called me stupid. He disrespected me, man, right in front of you, and you know I can't let him do that! Heck, you wouldn't let him do that, man! Just let me beat the hell out of him, man! I can't let this go, man!!" Net tried getting away from Rick and charging the man again, but Rick stepped in front of him and blocked his way. "I can't let you do that, Net!" "What the heck are you doin', man?! You heard him! I can't let him get away with that! Get out of my way, man, get the hell out of my way before I bust a cap on your ass too!" said Net uncontrollably, seething with anger, while reaching for the gun he kept hidden in the small of his back. But before he had a chance to pull it out, Rick jumped on him and wrestled him to the ground and took the gun away from him. "You should know better than to go against me, Net!! You know if you go against me there'll be consequences to deal with, don't you?!!" "The hell with consequences, that dude insulted me, man! You heard him! I can't let that go, man, I can't!" "Just take it easy and see what he has to say. If he ain't got nothing to offer, then you can beat the mess out of him later. But for now, let's see what the old man s'got, awright?" Net didn't like having to give into anything, especially when he had been insulted in front of his friends. It was all about respect with him. Once, when another guy had disrespected him in front of his friends, he just about killed the guy. And he would have done it too if it weren't for his homies that restrained him and calmed him down, AND for the fact that some people who were watching had threatened to call the police. Net was a hot-tempered young Hispanic punk, and was known to the rest of his peers as 'Loco Net" or "Crazy Net." But lucky for him, he hung around Rick, who kept him out of serious trouble and helped keep his anger in check. Rick, Afro-American and older than the other two by a couple of years, was a p...
