Chapter 30: Different (3)
"He thought I would be weak and let his guard down. I used it to my advantage and tripped him up the first chance I got. On the farm back at home, I’ve dealt with many strong cows and chased away the other farmers trying to ruin our crops. I’m not that weak," Annalise patted her arm, hoping he would let the story end here. She wasn’t in the mood to make more lies she had to keep up with.
"I see," Rafael replied. "More training is needed then."
"So they could be better at taking advantage of women-"
"No," Rafael tilted his head slightly, looking at Annalise, who must have lost her mind. "So they don’t let their guard down in battle."
’Did I just help the enemy?’ Annalise wondered. It would be better for her if all of his men let their guard down.
"Young master, I hope that with this you can see that I am not in trouble. Trouble comes to me. So if you could please forget about what happened in your bathroom," Annalise said, using his feeling sorry for her as a way to start over.
"You are still in trouble. I know it was you with the snake," Rafael revealed. There was no way for the snake to get inside, and seeing that she was in the bushes the night before, it had to be her. "You are lucky to not have been fired."
"That wasn’t me. I am scared of snakes. That is why when your friend told me about snakes down there, I got out of there quickly. I was down there because I had to clean my blanket. Someone put dirt in it and I didn’t want anyone to see me cleaning it. I didn’t want them to laugh," Annalise said, trying her best to sound depressing.
Annalise didn’t like the fact she couldn’t read Rafael’s facial expression. He just stared at her to the point where she wanted to blurt out that it was her. Annalise looked away so she wouldn’t expose herself. Rafael would have to torture her to get it out of her mouth that she was the one with the snakes.