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Dee nods at a ferryour way It used to be white once upon a time, but it looks like soe it
‘Well, at least there will be four of us in the fight’ I try to sound extra cheery
‘Three,’ says Sanjay ‘I’hters’
‘You’re a fighter now,’ I say, pulling him toward the water
By two o’clock, Du like he just accoh people noho have co crew Lu are all being ferried and put together on the island chunk of the Bay Bridge that we’ve selected for our final stand
By three o’clock, the first gangs roll up to the shore By this tihters We’ve collected some of Obi’s old citizen soldiers who heard our announceo out like aa bunch of others with gang tattoos as he struts into the group
If the other survivors weren’t already scared, they’d be at least a little afraid now These are the guys the rest of us avoided on the streets
Although the new guys ht, as soon as they co who’s boss People get shoved, told to leave the shade for the gangs, tolerate food being snatched on the way to their mouths
Everyone is exhausted and afraid, and all they seeht each other Honestly, I don’t kno Obi ure out a way for all of us to run and hide, but we can’t do that with this ain, I’m back to the last-stand concept
I don’t like the sound of that phrase, last stand Did I inherit the Resistance only to see it go down on in clashing with the other gangs If it’s not the color of their shirts or the shape of their tattoos, it’s soly randoets bigger So regional lines – the Tenderloin gangs versus the East Palo Alto gangs, that kind of thing
‘This is an explosive coht?’ asks Doc who has volunteered to be the fieldWe all knoould have been rejected by the Golden Gate crowd had he gone there There are too ees there to leave hi,’ I say ‘They’re healthy fighters, and we’ll need theht have er than you’re considering’ Doc sounds like one of e student
‘Obi knew exactly what he was doing,’ I say ‘He askedIf they bruise each other while I’ we’ll have to deal with’
The twins nod, looking ih love attitude
‘We’ll take care of it,’ says Dee
‘What are you going to do?’