Salem's Scorn: The Witch Reborn

Salem's Scorn: The Witch Reborn

Cascade

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My eyes opened in a Beacon Hill mansion, a rich prison of silk and scorn. They called me "Hope," but I was Gabrielle Johns, a witch hanged in Salem, reborn into this timid girl's body. Their daughter, Molly, staged a dramatic fall down the stairs, shrieked "She pushed me!" and directed her theatrical terror right at me. Immediately, Molly's parents and fiancé rushed to her side, their faces masks of disgust, calling me a "trailer park animal" and a "disgrace." They slapped me, starved me, and locked me inside the dark mansion, expecting me to break, groveling for their forgiveness. But their cruelty didn't just fuel my ancient rage; it ignited the deep, quiet misery of Hope, a girl bullied and dismissed her whole life. How could they be so brazenly wicked, believing they had untouchable power over me? They thought locking me away was their control, but they just handed me the key to my vengeance.

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My eyes opened in a Beacon Hill mansion, a rich prison of silk and scorn.

They called me "Hope," but I was Gabrielle Johns, a witch hanged in Salem, reborn into this timid girl's body.

Their daughter, Molly, staged a dramatic fall down the stairs, shrieked "She pushed me!" and directed her theatrical terror right at me.

Immediately, Molly's parents and fiancé rushed to her side, their faces masks of disgust, calling me a "trailer park animal" and a "disgrace."

They slapped me, starved me, and locked me inside the dark mansion, expecting me to break, groveling for their forgiveness.

But their cruelty didn't just fuel my ancient rage; it ignited the deep, quiet misery of Hope, a girl bullied and dismissed her whole life.

How could they be so brazenly wicked, believing they had untouchable power over me?

They thought locking me away was their control, but they just handed me the key to my vengeance.

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