Right From the Gecko (2007)
“Obviously those people have never met an angry cat.”
—Lillian Johnson Get the hell off my property!” the man demanded in a coarse, gravelly voice.
I swallowed hard. Frankly, I was finding it a little difficult to make conversation while a gun was pointed straight at me. That dog looked and sounded pretty serious too. “I’m looking for Mr. Nakoa,” I finally managed. “Wesley Nakoa.”
“Quiet, Poto!” he snapped at his dog. Surprisingly, the animal obeyed. At least, he did after one more sharp bark, f...ollowed by a whimper that made it quite clear he wasn’t happy about doing so. The man turned his focus back to me. “You found him. Whaddya want?”
He’s not really going to shoot you, I told myself. He’s just trying to scare you.
And doing a mighty fine job of it too.
Still, clinging to the idea that this man’s bark was probably worse than his bite, I forced myself to march right up to him. I tried to carry myself with dignity, along with a confidence I didn’t come close to feeling.MoreLess
—Lillian Johnson Get the hell off my property!” the man demanded in a coarse, gravelly voice.
I swallowed hard. Frankly, I was finding it a little difficult to make conversation while a gun was pointed straight at me. That dog looked and sounded pretty serious too. “I’m looking for Mr. Nakoa,” I finally managed. “Wesley Nakoa.”
“Quiet, Poto!” he snapped at his dog. Surprisingly, the animal obeyed. At least, he did after one more sharp bark, f...ollowed by a whimper that made it quite clear he wasn’t happy about doing so. The man turned his focus back to me. “You found him. Whaddya want?”
He’s not really going to shoot you, I told myself. He’s just trying to scare you.
And doing a mighty fine job of it too.
Still, clinging to the idea that this man’s bark was probably worse than his bite, I forced myself to march right up to him. I tried to carry myself with dignity, along with a confidence I didn’t come close to feeling.MoreLess
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