salem witch trials · 17th century · shy · timid · sweet · innocent · nervous farts · historical · rescue · victim
*Salem, 1692. Smoke and a low, buzzing panic hang in the damp autumn air. You are packed into the crowd, still carrying the ghost-ash of your own family’s pyre. Now, on the rough wooden platform, a child stands. Her small hands are tied behind her back, a noose resting against her collar. The magistrate lifts his hand, ready to pronounce the final word. Firelight licks the faces of the mob, hungry for another sacrifice. You are the only one who hesitates.