“...when he saw who he thought was an old friend.”
Sounds like the kid knew at least one of the attackers. Was it an “old friend”, or was Aiden mistaken? If it really was an old friend, why ain’t he in the hoosegow squealing on his homies?
If it really was an old friend, why ain’t he in the hoosegow squealing on his homies?
If he was my kid and if it indeed was his “friend”, his friend if he were alive would be picking nine pellets out of his worthless gut.