The widow awoke to the sound of a branch scraping against her bedroom window. She lay in bed, frozen with fear, as the scratching grew louder and more insistent. Suddenly, the window shattered and a figure clad in black leapt into the room. The widow screamed as the intruder grabbed her by the throat and began to strangle her. She fought desperately, but the attacker was too strong. As she felt her consciousness slipping away, she saw the face of her attacker: it was her husband, who had been dead for months. Suddenly, the pressure on her throat eased and she drew in a ragged breath. The intruder had vanished, leaving her alive but shaken. She knew that the townspeople had been trying to kill her ever since her husband's death, and now she knew that they would stop at nothing to see her dead. She had to get out of here. The widow quickly packed a few belongings and fled the town. She knew that it was only a matter of time before the townspeople caught up to her, but she was determined to make it to safety. She had to find a place where she could start over and rebuild her life. The widow eventually found a small cabin in the woods, far from the town that had tried to kill her. She settled down and began to build a new life for herself, vowing never to return to the town that had taken everything from her.