"Yeah well clearly she doesn't think it was a joke." Van kept a firm hold on Fisher, needing to dig in his heels. "Jesus, Dean, what did you say to her?"
Van knew they didn't have a lot of time before a teacher was drawn to the crowd of students, and he didn't have any interest in being guilty by association and getting detention. But he had to finish what he started, now that he'd stuck his nose into someone else's business.
"Just apologize for whatever it was before Hartley gets here and we all get detention," Van told Dean. The mention of Mr. Hartley had several students in the crowd looking nervously about and some even left to get clear of the scene.