Американские боги

           Gotit.Noproblem.Iamsowithyou.Ican’tevenpeeifthere’ssomeoneinthenextstall.Majorshybladdersyndrome."

           "Now,please."

           Shewalkedtothefarsideofthecar,andShadowtookafewstepsclosertothefield,unzippedhisjeans,andpissedagainstafencepostforaverylongtime.Hewalkedbacktothecar.Thelastofthegloaminghadbecomenight.

           "Youstillthere?"heasked.

           "Yes,"shesaid."YoumusthaveabladderlikeLakeErie.Ithinkempiresroseandfellinthetimeittookyoutopee.Icouldhearitthewholetime."

           "Thankyou.Doyouwantsomething?"

           "Well,Iwantedtoseeifyouwereokay.Imean,ifyouweredeadorsomethingIwouldhavecalledthecops.ButthewindowswerekindoffoggedupsoIthought,well,he’sprobablystillalive."

           "Youlivearoundhere?"

           "Nope.HitchhikingdownfromMadison."

           "That’snotsafe."

           "I’vedoneitfivetimesayearforthreeyearsnow.I’mstillalive.Whereareyouheaded?"

           "I’mgoingasfarasCairo."

           "Thankyou,"shesaid."I’mgoingtoElPaso.Stayingwithmyauntfortheholidays."

           "Ican’ttakeyoualltheway,"saidShadow.

           "NotElPaso,Texas.Theotherone,inIllinois.It’safewhourssouth.