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"Burn the witch, burn the witch!"
Anne listened as her Massachusetts town mocked and scolded her. All Anne ever wanted was to be herself in a world full of sheep. Conformity at its finest. Anne had always been stubborn and feisty, especially as she became a teenager. She was sixteen and just beginning to discover her identity. Her mother always told her to hold her tongue, be a lady, and not to cause problems. But as she listened to the insults, she could not hold back.
"HE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN AMONG YOU, LET HIM CAST THE FIRST STONE AT HER!"
"Listen to this demonic babbling. We must cleanse her of these devils!" The preacher yelled in his deep, booming voice.
A group of large men the townspeople knew as the holy men untied Anne from the post. They grabbed her by her arms and dragged her into the attic of the church.
The preacher, along with the said holy men of the town tied her to a chair and begun an exorcism ritual.
"I am not possessed! Please let me go, this is a mistake! You are the hateful ones. What have I done?"
Angry tears began to stream down Anne's face. As the exorcism continued Anne seemed to not react, other than crying quietly. The men were determined. They became violent, and started beating Anne with a large crucifix.
"Bloodletting! We must bleed the demons out of her!"
The preacher grabbed a small but sharp knife and cut open the veins in Anne's wrists. As Anne became faint because of the loss of blood, the preacher called in the doctor to examine her and stop the bleeding. Anne was carried outside where the townspeople gathered, all were silent as they saw her pass by.
The year was 1692. The town of Salem Massachusetts was familiar with these kinds of exorcisms. They often saw people accused of witchcraft and devil worship tortured and put to death. The people were in upheaval. The Devil was a terrorizing thought to them. They lived in fear. Brainwashed by religion. Scared into converting. If you do not believe, you are dead to us.
Those who openly rejected or were suspected of rejecting Christianity were said to be possessed with the Devil's minions. Possibly even the Devil himself.
Anne was given a sedative after the ritual, and awoke the next morning to the sound of the doctor telling the preacher she was cured. The demon had been cast down into Hell.
The people of course dedicated themselves to the preacher of their blindly beloved church. A few weeks passed, Anne seemed to be doing much better. Litter did they know that their exorcism caused her a new demon. That demon was not one of the Devil's minions, but it was the fear and trauma that haunted her every second which possessed her.
Every night Anne awoke from nightmares. In these horrifying dreams, she was dragged into Hell and tortured by the very same preacher, disguised as the Devil.
The preacher was her Satan. He plagued her thoughts, her dreams, her sleep, and he life. Every living moment. Anne was going insane. She was completely terrified to set foot outside of her small wooden home.
Anne devised a plan. She decided to run. Run as fast as she could to escape Salem. One very cold night, she gathered the courage to leave. She snuck out of her bedroom and felt the cold chill of a New England winter night.
Anne made her way into the woods. It became colder, and the wind picked up. She noticed snow falling from the sky, but she continued on her escape through the woods. She became so cold she could no longer walk. She sat huddled under a tree which was not much shelter from the brutal cold.
"I cannot live."Anne though to herself. "They were right about me. I cannot close my eyes to sleep, I'm haunted through the night, and even when I'm awake. They creep up in my thoughts, I see them everywhere I look. I must die. I must go to Hell, where I belong."
Anne felt the sharp hunting knife she had brought with her. She raised the blade to her throat and said, "Tortured is my wicked, wicked soul."
With these last words, she slit her throat and bled to death.
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