Larry leaned his elbows on his knees and watched big and little brother, ready to step in and make it clear that, foolish he might have been to lie about going out and even more foolish to try and take a girl to the Cellar - sheesh - but when the shot was fired the boy had had the good sense to hit the deck and stay down.
It wouldn't have helped that poor little kid to have had her boyfriend on a slab.