Laura closed her eyes, enjoying the sensation of the sun on her face; the day was relatively cold, but the sun was shining. She was pulled from her meditation when she heard a growl, startled by a huge dog. She was about to get up, but the animal grabbed her blouse with its teeth. With that movement, Laura fell down the step, and her blouse was nearly torn off. Two cowboys jumped off their respective horses, grabbed the animal by the collar and pulled it away from her. But when one of them tried to approach to help, Laura shouted for him to stay away, and the man looked at her in shock.
"Your arm is bleeding, miss, I was just going to help."
The pain was there, and she only understood it when the man stepped back. He was Black and likely thought her reaction was because of his race. When
