Kuartam Part 3

The Jaguar
… he was pounced on from behind by a huge jaguar, its claws flexed and angry, face ripped open in a mighty roar, muscles clenched and ready. The man fell to the ground under its terrible weight, unable to move and too frightened to cry out.

Meanwhile, back in the community, Yanua was asking her neighbour, “Have you seen that useless husband of mine?”

The neighbour shook her head.

She continued, “He slipped out this morning and I haven’t seen him since. He was supposed to go fishing with the other men and instead he…