[There's a pause on his end as he tries to wrap his mind around it. Sure, he went to school. But its not like he really paid attention to the social dynamics of the student body. He had too much going on.]

[But nope, in the end it makes him confused and wondering if this girl had hired thugs or something this guy just didn't know about]

Hmm...not really.

I mean, I'm guess on what kind of power in that situation even exists to have. Is it money, status, fame, influence over teachers - hired thugs to thrash her enemies?