I tried sleeping, but old ghosts haunted my dreams mixed with my newly made memory of the mysterious ‘Tiger Man.’ I tried forgetting him, but the picture of his face remained on my mind. I abruptly rose from my bed and bolted out the door.

I would have taken the truck if I thought it wouldn’t wake Carla. I didn’t need her chasing after me and trying to stop me from doing what I intended to. Returning to the circus was the only thing I could think about doing.

I didn’t realize how hard a hike it was traveling down the mountain from our cabin home. I scraped my knees and elbows several times, but with my powers in tact I was able to heal myself rather quickly.

I walked down the long narrow unlit roads without fear. The darkness had always been my ally, and the light my enemy. At least I didn’t have to wear those awful protective glasses to shield my sensitive corneas. After all the drug abuse this body had endured, I was surprised a mind had the ability to survive.

When I finally reached the carnival I saw it almost completely barren. There was a security guard standing at the gate, so I ducked around the back. Confrontations didn’t bother me, but I was not in the mood to entice this obstacle standing between the ‘Tiger Man’ and myself.

Surprisingly there was no guard standing in my way at the back gate, only a collection of huge dead bolts I managed to melt away. I kept the noise to a minimum while opening the squeaky gate.

I looked around, scanning the area for the large yellow tent that held the prize.

The wind slightly blurred my view. I walked from vendor to vendor and tried to remember exactly were the ‘Tiger Man’s’ tent lay. The night possessed an eerie silence that sent chills into me.

“Where are you?” I whispered. “Show me.”

I walked on, stumbling towards the monkey cages. I was glad it was covered so they couldn’t see me, but I could hear their chatter from outside. Yellow an Orange. I searched for those two colors, but in the thick fog it was hard to see color. I looked into my mind and tried to reach my memories of the trailer that housed the ‘Tiger Man.’