Alex accepted that there was no way out of this situation where she retained her dignity, the rest was easy. It was a strategy she’d invented one night during her freshman year of college, when she’d been walking home alone from the library after dark. The approach relied on a simple cultural truth: no one wants to mess with the weird girl. The first time she barked, the three grown men just stared at her, uncomprehending. The second time, when the animal sound she made was louder, more urgent, they jumped back involuntarily. “Dude, what is going on?” either Greg or Chip said, tripping over
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