"Because I'm the one who came up with the plan. I'm the one who has been doing everything. I'm the one who doesn't want to deal with the tiger. Is that enough of a reason for you?" I snapped.
He looked surprised by my outburst and slowly nodded.
"Good," I said, "Now, distract him."
Shawn didn't put up any more of a fight as he said, "Here, kitty, kitty."
I could see the sweat on his brow as I grabbed the lighter that he held out. The tiger did not seem amused. I looked desperately for a stick that was not wet from the soggy ground. I finally found one by the trunk of a tree and lit it.
The tiger took a step back hesitatingly. He looked between me and the fire. "What is up with him and this ring?" I thought to myself as me and Shawn slowly backed up.
Finally, we turned around and ran. After running for about ten minutes, we stopped to catch our breath and noticed that the tiger was nowhere in sight.
Shawn looked around as if he couldn't believe that he was still alive. I kept walking, no longer caring if Shawn was with me or not. He was starting to be more of a burden, and I wasn't sure if I could deal with him right now.
Sure enough, Shawn followed me and started babbling on about what he thought was going to happen when we got to the end of our 'mission.'  "Maybe she will marry me." he said suddenly.
"What?" I stopped in my tracks.