There was hint of something in the air. A smell he didn't connect to Lester until it was too late. Not that he could have reacted no matter how quick his reflexes were.  "Hey!"  He dropped his bag when he was lifted up and tried everything to get the idiot to let him go.  It all happened too fast for him to think clearly on how to slip from his grip, but he was held fast.  A panic welled up in him at the thought of not being there when his mom came and he thrashed wildly, pushing and hitting him as hard as he could.  "Put me down!"