Tears

There was a time, I confess, when I tried to be what they and you would have preferred me to be.  But I soon gave up. In the end I can only be like this.

But you will never have to suffer that again. 

- Azhewo, I...

- Sleep well Ariadne.

  He leaned over and kissed her lips. The last thing she remembered was the indescribable sweetness of his whole being towards her and the tears she shed as if they would never dry up.

When Ariadne woke up one morning in a spotless room in a Toronto hospital, she knew it was all over. 

Her beloved parents immediately came to pick her up and stayed for a while, giving their only daughter time to recover and regain her essential balance.