One evening there was a break in the pattern; Francesca announced she was taking Anne to her parents' farm for a while and would leave her in their care. She gave no reason and Anne dared not ask. But she was wearing her pink blouse, which meant she was in a good mood.
The next morning, Francesca borrowed a car from a friend and bundled Anne into it. She drove out of the city into hills already showing signs of autumn, past forests just turning from green to yellow and crimson. Anne glowed with pleasure, sitting naked next to her owner as they traveled together through the countryside. Occasionally Francesca would pat her; each time she gave a little shiver.
By midday the temperature had warmed; Francesca paused at a secluded roadside rest for lunch. She led Anne into the woods to squat, standing at her side. _Just like our first date_, Anne remembered. It was so romantic, out here on her leash with Francesca above her.
And the young woman knew where to take her for this, a little sandy hollow behind a maintenance shed.
Returning to the picnic area, Francesca tied Anne's leash to a table before visiting the restroom for water. She unpacked her sandwich and placed a pair of bowls on the bench, and the two dined each in their own way. Silently Anne thanked her owner for not making her eat off the dirty ground.
From there to the farm was not a great distance, and they reached it early in the afternoon. The household consisted of Francesca's father and mother Hector and Amelie, her younger sister Helene, and two hired men. Anne was nervous about her reception - would they approve? - but her concerns were unfounded. Her owner led her into the kitchen and introduced her to them with "This is Anne; Mr. Schuyler gave her to me last month", and she curtseyed to each while Francesca held her leash.
"Put it up so we can see it" said Amelie, and Anne was lifted onto the big oak table in the center of the room for inspection. She knelt on her hands and knees and opened her legs for them. Helene examined her breasts while the hired men ran their rough hands up her thighs. She began to tremble and Amelie stroked her buttocks to quiet her. Francesca petted her head; Hector held her chin up and watched the changing expressions on her face as the others explored her like a cow for sale. One of them entered her; she moaned while he probed inside. "Deep enough for you?" asked Hector; the man laughed and nodded. He withdrew after a minute leaving her wet and gasping.
She was happy to hear they all liked her. The men lowered her to stand on the floor; she squirmed as Helene sized her up ("not bad - needs exercise") before leading her to a stall in the barn between the milk cows Penelope and Lysistrata. A dish for her feed and a common trough of water for all the livestock were within reach. Helene laid down fresh straw before chaining her collar to the wall. She told Anne it was the home of a pig her sister raised from the time of its weaning. Iphigenia won a blue ribbon at the local fair.
When the time came for slaughtering it Francesca willed herself to do the job. Helene pointed out the pulley in the roofbeam; and leaning against a wall the offal tub they put beneath the animal.
She described how the two sisters hung the pig up by its hind feet. Sharpening the knife to a keen edge, Helene's task. How Francesca kissed the animal first; afterwards, farmhands taking the carcass and the tub of "innards" away. She said her sister showed no emotion the whole time.
Anne wondered how much of the story applied to her; was this why Francesca brought her here? A cold chill came over her and she shuddered, but Helene had finished her story and said no more. After she left, Anne raised her eyes. In the back corner of her stall was a coil of rope with a large iron hook at the end.
Lonely and afraid, she gave way to self-pity and cried until she heard her owner approach. Francesca looked down in silent disapproval before taking her in the farmhouse for dinner. She ate from bowls on the floor as the family caught up on old times. Francesca left soon after; one of the men led Anne back to her stall and chained her up.