I turned my head to see if it was really her. As much as I couldn't believe my ears, I couldn't believe my eyes even more. "My dear Ariadne! How are you doing? What happened is just the worst! I hope you are doing better? Let me see you! Did they do anything bad to you? Oh, you poor thing! We have to get you out as soon as possible!" She pushed Gabriel away and held my hand. I was still staring at her, not willing to understand what was going on. I hoped that this just wasn't happening. "Am I dreaming?" I asked myself silently. I heard Gabriel muttering a few words, which sounded like this was really happening. "Ariadne! Look at me! Can you see right? They didn't do anything to your eyes, did they?" She touched my face and turned me to her. Her pretended care and worries were completely

