The Five Fortunes of Fulano — Benjamin X. Wretlind

Fulano couldn't move. His body felt heavy. Running away was out of the question. Screaming for help would be futile, the cry forever lodged in his throat unable to escape. The fear gripped him so much more than before. He tried to open his mouth to speak, but even that movement was prohibited. Nevertheless, he heard his own words; perhaps they were spoken, perhaps they were nothing more than thoughts in the air between the beast and the man.

"Why can't you leave me alone?"

-- From The Five Fortunes of Fulano

Far from home, Fulano is on a mission: to rescue his family from poverty, give them a new life and save his son. One mistake, howeverâ€"one promise made in the throes of deathâ€"and he is forever changed. The fortune he seeks may not be the fortune he's after.