Salem Witch Trials: Free MY Soul

“Free My Soul”
By: Angela Woods 11/5/08
Word Count: 418


“I promise, why don’t you listen? I praise my Lord, say my prayers, and pay my tithes. Why would I disclaim my faith by accepting the devil’s thoughts?
I plead you all for your sympathy. My neighbor and fellow church go-err, accuses me of this crime because I had a sickness. It is fall, allergies a flare and sickness traveling.
Have you ever seen me chanting satanic songs of the under world? None of you can. I read my Bible every day and I call out to the Lord to save my soul.
If I was possessed by the devil, why would I call on the Lord and say he can do all and conquer all things.”
(My Heart beating, tears falling, and prayers constantly being spoken in my mind and under the whispers of my breath. I can’t even think of one thing that I have done to mislead Ms. Bonnet. Have I not shared my home, my food, and my clothes with her last winter? The betrayal has a burning sensation that is like a fire in a burning furnace. Tears begin to flow when I sit in despair for my life. These people could very well be accused tomorrow, or the next week.)
The pale faces come walking in, and not one set of eyes will meet mine. They each sit in their first assigned seats and I begin to weep as my chest feels with a scream of pain.
The judge reads the verdict as follows:
“Guilty, Not Guilty, Not Guilty, Guilty, Not Guilty, Guilty.”
A tied vote, now the judge has to decide the fate of my life. Whether it be death or an entire life of shunning from my village.
“We find you, as he points his superior nose towards me with a finger as straight as a knife, NOT GUILTY!”
I feel a heap of joy rush through my body and tears of happiness flow out like a fountain in the mid of town.
I look around and see some questioning faces. As if they think that I, a so-called devil worshiper am guilty. I scream to the Lord to give thanks. I then see my family who is happier than they are on Christmas Day.
I am free and I have no more worries. My Savior has saved me and I shall praise him forever and scream his name as loud as I can so it will reach the top of the mountains.