Q? on Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry!?

After Cie fights the Simms girl and threatens to share the girl's secrets with all the school in case she decides to tell anyone about the fight, we never hear anything about anything happening to Cie because of it or the young girl telling on Cie. HOWEVER, is it possible, or is it the case that, after Cie pretends to be her friend, then hurt her, that the Simms girl told her brothers RW and Melvin? Then they could have done the same act, faking friendliness and hurting TJ, in response to what Cie had done to the Simms girl. [uming they were aware TJ and the Logans were friends]