[He inhales sharply at the words, looking away for a moment, but he manages to quell his anger. It doesn't sound like this guy meant it, really. Maybe he's more... speaking from the same experience. Rich swallows hard.]

... Yeah, they might've. It's dog eat dog, right? Especially in high school, it feels like it's life or death. Best to kick someone down before they have the chance to get up to a higher rung on the social ladder, before everyone believes exactly what they'd say. And if you keep kicking, no one's gonna dare to think of you as weak. No matter what they think they saw in the bathroom.

[He's really just saying it, huh? If he's wrong and this guy was making a different assumption, then he's really fucked up.]