Fanatastic!! The surprise twist at the end is so high-impact, and your narrative so compelling and authentic, I know of at least one person who doesn't believe this is "fiction." Bravo!
Hive account@sunravelme found this story and brought it to my attention.
Horrifying, the real-life incidents, the history of women tortured and condemned as witches. Just as discrimination may not be obvious to white people, misogyny is not obvious to most people today. You really touch on a lot of deep, dark social issues here. (And history.)
(*I really hope you're not going to tell me that photo is for real, and you did not fictionalize any part of this story.)