Chapter 29 At auction

• Eleni:
• The dress is completely black. Long, flowing, it reaches my ankles and contrasts enormously with my reddish hair and the rubies that adorn my neck. I can't help but think that the jewels resemble small drops of blood and the ruby, closer to my breasts, looks like a wounded heart.
• After an hour of torturing hairdressing and makeup I was ready, I really went through the process with a completely blank mind, I was like on autopilot it wasn't until I saw myself on stage, the spotlight blinding me, that I woke up from my daze.