▁keeps ▁a ▁blue ▁p enc il ▁for . ▁“ In k ▁sc ares ▁me .” ▁Luther ▁asks ▁what ▁he ▁uses ▁it ▁for . ▁He ▁says ▁he ▁uses ▁it ▁to ▁write ▁stuff ▁when ▁he ▁gets ▁bef ud d led . ▁Ju are z ▁says ▁he ' s ▁a ▁cop . ▁Pi ña ▁br ush es ▁him ▁off . ▁Hop i ▁tells ▁them ▁that ▁he ▁enjo ys ▁writing , ▁but ▁Luther ▁feels ▁like ▁there ' s ▁more ▁to ▁it . ▁Ear lier ▁in ▁the ▁day ▁they ’ d ▁pulled ▁over ▁for ▁a ▁visit ▁with ▁an ▁old ▁p imp ▁named ▁Nach o ▁Mir ande . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁girls ▁in ▁his ▁building ▁recognized ▁Hop i ▁and ▁ran ▁out ▁into ▁the ▁rain ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁a ▁huge ▁h ug . ▁Back ▁in ▁the ▁van , ▁Luther ▁asks ▁Hop i ▁how ▁he ▁knows ▁the ▁girl . ▁Hop i ▁says ▁he ' s ▁" got ta ▁put ▁that ▁blue ▁p enc il ▁to ▁use ▁somehow .” ▁By ▁the ▁holes , ▁Luther ▁sla ps ▁Hop i ▁three ▁times . ▁Hop i ▁takes ▁the ▁hits . ▁He ▁thanks ▁Luther ▁when ▁a ▁fourth ▁doesn ’ t ▁come . ▁“ Is ▁that ▁it ?” ▁Hop i ▁asks . ▁“ Am ▁I ▁in ?” ▁Luther ▁says ▁he ▁isn ’ t , ▁then ▁starts ▁p unch ing ▁him ▁hard , ▁splitting ▁his ▁lip . ▁Hop i ▁falls ▁to ▁the ▁ground ▁and ▁stays ▁face - down . ▁Ju are z ▁k icks ▁Hop i ▁twice . ▁He ▁re ars ▁back ▁to ▁do ▁a ▁running ▁kick ▁but