in one split second bobbys life had changed ... from little known but highly regarded to little known but highly sought after ... he didnt know it yet , but he was about to become a very popular person ... the only trouble was it wasnt the kind of people you really wanted to be popular with ... bobby had always been fashion conscience ... for his part of town anyhow ... he always wore the colors of the season and prided himself in his class threads ... he considered himself a light to the fashion ignorant ... this was one occasion that his fashion sense saved his life ... as he bent over to straighten a wrinkle in the pleat of his pants , the wood plank in the wall just about where his head had been shattered with a crack ... someone had fired a shot meant to put his lights out forever ... bobby dove behind a metal dumpster a few feet to his left and hugged the ground like a long lost friend ... his hands were shaking with fear and anger ... it was now apparent that he had a enemy who didnt play fair ... up till now all battles were man to man ... face to face ... this new opponent was a coward ... and that made them dangerous ...