Once again she found herself at the river, after slamming the door behind her, leaving her sister alone. She sat on the bank. What curse had befallen her to lose her children one by one? What fate had decided to leave her completely alone in her old age, without the sweet presence of her children and grandchildren? Tears began to flow from her eyes. The image of the river became distorted in its waters and her tears became one with them.
The sound of footsteps made her jump to her feet without realizing it. Her sister, also afflicted, faced her. She carried so much anger within her that she unintentionally shouted loudly, and Anna remained, the anger was about to reach her face and from her expression she understood that she knew.
“Watch what you say!” she threatened her.
Ioulia looked at her intensely and then sat on a stone. She gestured for her to sit next to her and Theodora obeyed.
“I never watched what I said to you, my child,” she said calmly. “I always told you my opinion and you know better than anyone that I was right, too…”
