I always called the time machine my greatest invention, but when I entered those illuminated doors in my cold basement on the morning of July 4th and bent over in a five-foot square area and wanted this invention to take me to the past, I realized what a terrible thing I had done in the evening of that day.
I was wearing light heeled slippers and a fluffy dress typical of the 16th century. The ground I stepped on was soft, the small town I saw was friendly. Since it had been a long time since the sky was surrounded by greenhouse gases, the earth was glad that it was not enslaved by humans. Old people, young people and children were all outside pursuing the daily hustle and bustle. Women were doing laundry, men were hunting, everyone was happy. The fresh scents I inhaled were far from artificial.
As I walked along the street and came to an empty area with a pole erected in the middle, I paused. People were slowly gathering in this area, women were raising their arms up and waving left and right. To the right, for dominance against the wind. Towards the left, for a just society. The men were hitting their chests with their fists…
A woman came out from behind the crowd, she was an angel-like girl with long red hair and green big eyes. She was a witch. The traces of captivity in her eyes and the handcuffs on her hands, her beautiful face and the dark red spots on her face. That area, which is the end of the passion for plants, is the ring of fire…
“Death to the witch” death to the witch, death to fear, death to this beautiful woman who is just innocent and curious because she is just a reflection of a lie. A devil in a human body, a being with a darkened soul.
An innocent woman who accepted despite all the gravity of the situation being dragged towards the fire. A strong woman who protects her pride rather than screaming and begging among the fires. A woman who wasn’t surprised when I ran away to my own time out of fear and didn’t help her. An angel treated cruelly by death.
While I was destroying the time machine, it didn’t occur to me that I could help anyone. Witch!
