Page 5 - Demo

‘C’mon Mana, we got you fulla’s outnumbered, and LeRoy said no mucking around this time. If you get in the way I gotta fucken blast you bro.’ he says.
I sense Akavi’s reaction to the threat, fury is inside him but he has control, that’s my Cuz, and no one better by your side when you’re in a tight spot. Like me, he knows there’ll be no choice but to fight. Then the girls push their way up front, to stand between us, and not scared in the least.
‘Outta da way Āwhina,’ says Fish, ‘you’re not allowed to get hurt!’
‘And what!’ She replies.
I turn to her in alarm, and then relax when I see her giving him that deceptive stare we know so well. What is she up to? With a deliberate motion she raises a finger to her chin, and then leisurely traces her nail down the middle of her throat until she reaches the button of her shirt, all the while pushing a sultry stare to the gangsters. With agonizing slowness she pulls the button away, proceeds