but to disobey a direct order from eldest ? `` how did you get all those weapons and your equipment into this country ? after eighth grade , riley and his classmates graduated on to south boston high school , though not tammy . `` how long have you been on it ? '' `` what you 're asking ... it wo n't help . new orleans presented problems he did n't want at this time . a need swelled in his chest and his breathing tightened . that was a hard lesson at almost-sixteen . 