‘We should get go—’ she started, but broke off and stood up. ‘—ing,’ she finished. ‘There appears to be a tiger coming towards us.’ ‘Oh shit,’ Jay said. ‘I completely forgot.’ ‘You forgot to tell me that you had a tiger.’ ‘It ain’t mine,’ he said. ‘It’s nobody’s, I reckon. A wild tiger. Or maybe it ain’t. I’ve no idea. It’s smart. It’s real strange. It’s been followin me ever since . . . ever since I found myself with a gun to my head and no understandin of who I was.’
