Hello readers! Hope you enjoy chapter fourteen and again, I give credit to Arthur Miller he owns all The Crucible characters and some of the plot.

~Witch

Chapter Fourteen: Finding the Truth

I woke from my slumber and walked sleepily to our room and saw Alessa sleeping on her side. I crawled in next to her and soon fell asleep again and I looked down and saw the bond shinning and enormous and I smiled. Morning came too early and I yawned and stepped into the shower. Feeling daring, I closed my eyes and focused on spraying myself with hot water and to my surprise, I got bath water temperature. Yes! I'm doing in! I thought excited and then manually turned my water on hot. Taking a long shower isn't hard you just think and not come out. I would have stayed in my safe haven when all of a sudden, the water was ice cold.
"Damnit Alessa!" I yelled and heard her laughing outside the door.
"Get your butt out of the shower." She said and unlocked the door and soon I wanted to throw her out the window.
"Hurry up." I grumbled and she snickered and stepped in.
"Yeah, okay Lucinda, let me rush my shower I'll get right on that." she said sarcastic and I walked out of the bathroom and grabbed an apple.
"Where are basic cable and a Burger King where you need it?" I muttered to myself and started to doodle on a piece of paper.
Awhile later, the doorbell rang and I opened it and Abigail Williams stood on my porch.
"Do you need something?" I questioned and Alessa popped next to my side, only her head sticking out, and I laughed.
"There is a town meeting." She replied nonchalantly and walked away.
"Her attitude, no wonder she is a maid." Alessa said walking to our small closet and putting on a green grey dress.
"Be nice" I warned her slipped on a grey dress and began to brush my hair.
"All these people are worse than the ones back home. We need to leave soon." Alessa said and looked at me with a longing look to leave.
"You know we have to try and save Bridget." I said and blew out all the candles and soon we were walking to the courthouse.
It was no surprise that everyone, and I mean everyone, was there. Quiet whispers filled the room and Judge Hathorne and Reverend Paris entered.
The whispers all began to die down as the two men walked up to the court house stands, stood center of attention, and cleared their voices.
"Many people have heard of the talk of the devil persuading our fellow members to join the side of evil." Reverend Paris said in a clear, powerful voice when Judge Hathorne stepped in.
"We are not tolerate of these actions of sins. If anyone should know of this witchcraft they are to report it. Anyone caught using magic shall be hung for their crimes of witchcraft and aid with the devil. Let all be warned evil that the Bible says "suffer not a witch to live." We shall obey the Bible is word. Let God be your savior." The judge finished and left the room and all hell came up.

The talk of witchcraft rang throughout the building and I didn't need to know who's sapphire eyes were staring at us. My correction was right and when I turned my head to see Bridget Bishop staring at us with glares. I was a girl who didn't need to be told twice where I was not welcomed. Alessa stood mirroring my thoughts and we walked like ghosts out of the courthouse.
"We are royally screwed." Alessa groaned and moved faster through the empty roads.
"No one knows that we're-you know-" I dropped my voice not wanting to use that bad word.
"Are you dumb or just playing stupid? Everyone knows the ones that are weird are the first to go and soon we will be", Alessa hung her head as if she were hung, and I punched her hard.
"Shut up! Don't think like that. No one knows us so keep quiet." I snapped and hurried my pace to pass Alessa.
She caught up with me grinning, "You never did answer my question." She stated, and laughed and I almost threw an ice ball at her.
"I miss it, Lucinda. Our magic..." Alessa whispered lowering her voice on the m word and I fell in pace with her.
"I miss it too. I wish too we never got into that fight with mom and dad. I forgive them now they only wanted to protect us and look where it got us." I complained and had to look away and wipe away a fallen tear.

I then decided that if we were to get out we will need to be stronger. "We have to be brave Aliss. No one can hold our hand anymore we have to do this ourselves." I said with a more confident voice

"Jake would have" Alessa muttered and I would have missed it if we hadn't stop to take a break.
I didn't respond I just grabbed her hand and we walked to our "home" for a silent night.
The night was not so bad for me. Hunter came over and made sure we were all right and before I went to kiss him goodnight, I looked to Alessa and hoped she would warm up to him. After we stepped outside, he pulled me into a kiss and held my hands.
"How are you hands?" Hunter whispered kissing each of my knuckles and I had to turn to try and not turn red.
"Better, but Hunter, were Judge Hathorne and Reverend Paris serious of hanging witches?" I asked, my voice slightly shaking from the thought of what could happen.
I must say that Hunter is a blunt person. "Yes." was all he said but it was stressed and filled with annoyance.
I only nodded and looked up to his eyes and turned his face towards mine.
"I think... It would be best, if we not to magic anymore. Everyone knows there are "witches" and Alessa and I have too much to risk, we all do." I finished and Hunter stood silent for a minute.
"Fine, have it your way, Luce. You're just scared of your magic." Hunter spat using emphasis on magic and turned and stomped out before I had a chance to react.
I returned to our room and watched Alessa sleep for a bit and finally tried to sleep. I last thought, "How did I get into all this?"