Editor's note:
this story contains scenes of non-consensual or reluctant sex.
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Author's Note:
Hello readers! It's been a while since I finished up my latest series. I wanted to write this story for Halloween but unfortunately I've been too busy for the last couple of months. This story is a little different from the others I've written so please check the tags to make sure you're ok with the content.
Does anyone have anything they want to suggest for an upcoming series? I have a few ideas already but it would be interesting to see what people want. Feel free to comment here or send me a message, just note that if you send an anonymous message then I will be unable to reply to you. Thanks and enjoy :) )
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Tracy turned off the ignition to the tractor and leaned back in the chair with a sigh. The field hands had already gone home hours ago, but she constantly felt like there was something she could do. The death of her dad had been a slow, drawn out one and she had been working with her lawyer, financial advisor, and various other professionals to make sure the farm would get passed over smoothly into her hands. She had grown up on this farm and thought she knew everything that was going on, but it felt like every day she was constantly learning something new. She got out of the tractor and stretched her arms out with a yawn. She looked out into the distance at the setting sun and the cornfields swaying gently in the breeze. She was still getting used to the fact that she owned all of it. She wondered if her dad would be proud of all the work she had put into the farm. She allowed herself a moment to take it all in and enjoy the feeling of accomplishment. There was really nothing like a hard day's work. She undid her ponytail, letting her dark brown hair fall down to her shoulders for a moment before tying it up again. Then she put her thumbs in her overall straps and headed home.
It was about eight in the evening when she heard a noise. She was sitting in front of a roaring fire in her fireplace and looked up from her book curiously. What could that be at this hour? She grabbed her flashlight and went outside to investigate. She thought maybe something had fallen and wanted to make sure it wasn't anything important.
She headed back to the barn to find a gas lantern was on. She did not recognize it as one of hers and hurried forward. Maybe one of the field hands had forgotten something and came back to look for it? It did not make sense that they hadn't come to her house first. There was a dark-haired man in the barn, and when she walked over, she soon recognized him.
"Hello, Brady." She said. The dark-haired man stood up. Brady was in his early twenties, and Tracy knew him as the son of Mr.Hillard, the owner of a nearby large corporate farm. She didn't know Brady very well and had only seen him at some town functions. From what others told her, he would jump from farm to farm looking for work but lost interest quickly. There were several misdemeanors he had been charged with but somehow, they never seemed to stick. He gave her a thin smile. He was an attractive man, but there was a glint in his eyes that always made her uncomfortable. "Hello, Tracy." He said.
"And why are you here, on my farm, after dark?" She fought the growing unease as he straightened up in his slow, relaxed way.
"As far as you're concerned, nothing."
The cornfields behind her shook and Tracy jumped as two older men moved out from where they were hiding.
"Jeb and Ryan." Tracy nodded to them both. She was pretty sure one of them had been charged with drug dealing, but she wasn't sure which one. They were both large and stocky, and unlike Brady who had more refined features, they both had pockmarked faces and unkept beards.
Brady squared his feet and crossed his arms, looking down at her. The lamp from behind him cast a long shadow. She realized then, at his feet, that there were tall red gas canisters, some of them tipped over already, empty.
Rage suddenly filled her. That no good, worthless delinquent. "You are not burning down my farm!" She yelled. She started to run towards him and was yanked back by a hand on the back of her coveralls. She let out a yelp as she almost fell. Jeb chuckled, his large hand stayed on her back.
Brady narrowed his eyes. "Really? Because right now it looks like no one can stop me." He said with a sneer. He sauntered over to her. Jeb's hand pressed down on her and her knees buckled, she fell onto her knees heavily. "Ouch!" She cried out as she made contact with the dirt.
"Hm, being on your knees is a good look for you." Brady said, looking far too pleased for Tracy's liking. He took a moment to walk over to the corn fields, which sway in the evening breeze. "Always the special one. Too good for the rest of us. Always bringing us your corn, so much better than everyone elses', to rub our faces in it." She noticed that there were more canisters behind him, and tensed. Jeb's hand was a continued reminder that she had no choice but to endure this. Brady took a silver lighter out of his pocket and flicked it on.
"No more cornfield, no quaint little farm to compete against my father." He said, almost to himself.
She couldn't believe this. She had always thought the neighbors appreciated the free corn her family used to share with everyone. The farm had been passed down for generations with each family member working hard and tending to the soil so that it produced healthy crops. The thought of her dad brought a stinging to the back of her eyes and she struggled against Jeb's grip angrily.