Rodeo-rogue

After leaving Jack in the barn, Annabelle walked up to the ranch house. She climbed the steps cautiously and tapped on the door. When no one answered, she turned the knob and pushed it open slowly. "Hello? Bonnie?" "In here!" Annabelle heard her call. It came from the threshold next to the stairs. Annabelle followed the voice into a modest kitchen, fitted with a table with six seats and a back door leading to the house's rear gardens. The aroma of dinner cooking on the stove at the far wall filled the room, automatically making Annabelle's stomach rumble, reminding her that she hadn't eaten all day. "It smells delicious," she commented as