m and is then released as if nothing had happened. - Like this? - She dared to ask. - Where are you from? - he ignored her, approaching slowly without, however, stopping looking at h

fe you only need dexterity and cold blood. He started to retreat, leaving her at the mercy of the dogs, and that couldn't happen. - Please, don't leave me here with them, I'm going with you. - He pleaded, without taking his eyes off the four-legged beasts. The third beast nodded slightly in agreement and waited for her to leave the barn, following in her wake. - Wait for me on the porch while I call the police. She stumbled when she heard him insist on that, even though she had the impression that the stranger was amused every time he mentioned the police. I wonder why? Perhaps he himself was a police officer and a farmer, or a police chief and a landowner. Maybe she was on the farm of a ruthless criminal, who killed and dismantled bodies, giving the pieces to the Rottweilers to eat. Believe me, with this perverse imagination of mine, I don't need enemies, she thought, making the sign of the cross in front of her chest. As he walked towards the main house, Mariana pondered whether to correct him regarding the fact that he thought she was dealing with a boy. Perhaps if she knew she was a girl, her distrust would ease and she would stop calling the police. The point was that she was afraid of men. The farmer was rude, at no point did he bother to listen to his side nor did he seem willing to let the incident go. She did not damage or steal anything from the property and it was not fair to involve the police in the case. All he had to do was let her go. On the other hand, passing as a boy gave him some protection. After all, she didn't know him, and she was alone on a farm, as he himself mentioned, in an open field. And, in addition to being a girl, she was still skinny and without any notion of self-defense other than gathering a stone to throw at the head of her possible attacker. Women were not born naturally armed like men, with their penises that could destroy lives. Taking all these arguments into account, she decided to maintain the misunderstanding and pretend to be a boy. Chapter 5