Ed cracked a grin at the teacher. "Sure. Not like they thought you had no money. You were dressed in rags I'm sure and came to the school unwashed cause you had no money. I believe it. " He didn't  believe a damned word of it.
He frowned as the man dropped the erasers on his desk and did  nothing at first  When the kids were going to give Bram a hard time, it was his chance to be center of attention again.

"Make me." He dropped the erasers loudly on the floor, ignoring the chalky cloud that rose and marked the area around his feet.