The context of the following conversation is Addison needed a way to carry all of the books, so they bound them together and carried them by the string.:
Addison says I had to improvise a way to carry my books without a backpack..
The friend responds You didn't just stack them and press them against yourself?.
Addison responds I tied them together with string and carried them..
The friend responds Were you trying to remain inconspicuous or something?.
Addison responds It's just I carried books stacked up against me like you mentioned, and people always try to trip me when I do that..
The friend responds School kids can be cruel..