Chapter 51

Mr. Andy was saying, “Evie and I just got here a little while ago—”

Mopp didn’t pay any attention. He latched on to Mr. Andy’s arm and began tugging him after him.

“What the…?”

“Mopp? What is it?” Mr. Jackson came rushing in. He was wearing a fancy dress shirt, but he hadn’t put on his tux jacket yet.

Mr. Cooper was right behind him. “Couldn’t you find Tom?”

“I found him, he needs help. There are three men. They’re… They look like they’re itching for a fight.”

Mr. Jackson spat a word better suited for the construction site and brushed past them.

Mopp dropped Mr. Andy’s arm and raced after him, Mr. Andy and Mr. Cooper right behind him.

“What’s going on here?” Mr. Jackson roared.

JT straightened up, shaking out his hand and clenching and unclenching his fingers. The back seam of his tux jacket was split up the middle, and dots of red were all over the front of his shirt.