Now, the question is, can I do the battle I have in my head in 1,024 characters? Going to have to take a break to consider this…

I love the twists and turns you are throwing at us. It makes for excellent suspense and on the edge “can’t wait for the next” reading. You are doing an amazing job!

Where it reads “she laugher” in the third to last indentation, I think you meant “she laughed.”
Otherwise excellent.