Days has passed by....days that were filled with dread and fear from not only the woman, but from her husband as well.
Yet there seemed to be some glimmer of hope that they held onto at the back of their minds.

          Unfortunately, the lovers thought time was by their side. When in reality, they are going to face the painful truth rather than trust a beautiful lie.

         Two nights before her trial....the love of her life had died away from a deathly sickness.
He tried to stay strong and fight against it.....to live a fulfilling life, to protect her from the hateful reality, to continue purse their dream of escaping this ill-fated town.
          
             Tragically, the sickness had beaten him to dust in his internal battle.

          His voice rung in her mind from his final words, "My dearest.....please know how much I love you. But run...live your happily ever after...... we will meet again...." Before she could say that she loved him just as much, she hopelessly watched him cough out blood and choke from the disease.
          Moments later, the life in his eyes was had stilled as his body felt limp and heavy in her weak arms.

           Death himself had taken the love of her life away from her....without her even saying a goodbye to him.

        That night of her husband' s death, she fell into a dark and hollow pit within her own sanity. The next day though, it was what pierced and torn her heart into shreds.

*****

       The very next day after that tragedy, the tearful woman wanted to bury her deceased husband....it gave her the chance to at least bear the pain of loss and grief. It would give her the chance to say goodbye, and that was the least she could for him.

        This is what he would want from her, to remember him and to live her happily ever after....even if it's without him. More so, if she has any chance to run away from this heartbreaking town.

      This town that she was fond of before, but now, is hated in. This town that her dearest left this world in. This town that is no longer her home.

       Leaving her living space, she had held onto and dragged out her beloved's corpse outside to peacefully bury in his honor as her last act....before she permanently left this dying town.

         But she heard cries and screams behind her. Turning around, the petrified woman saw a protective mother hold her two children behind her.

          There was terror in the small children's eyes, a disgusted frown appeared on the mother's aging features. It was all too clear that they now view her as a witch. As a cursed demon with a dark emptiness rather than a lively young woman who lived and loved life to it's greatest. 

             People saw her multiple mistakes, one rumor had been spread across this colony.
When everyone started to shout for the trial, her darkest fears have overcame her existence.

             But within her shadow fog of a mind, there seemed to be a flicker of light that held out her strength and hope. As small as a flicker is, the woman held onto her hope with all of her soul.