Prologue

She stared at the set of dull keys on her desk, the airplane ticket, and the unopened envelope tattered on the sides with her name written in black pen. The envelope in her eyes, was like a Pandora's Box; where everything would just fall to pieces in her life, and without the "hope fairy" there to save her in the end. 

27th August, 1994

To Belen: 

I must say sorry to you. I wish I could have helped your mother and father, they are good people. You will not meet them in Greece but they are there in a way. 

I also must say sorry to you my darling for not helping you. You are a sweet angel and did not want to give you away. But my illness did not let me keep you. Please know I cried for you and prayed to the Gods for you every day. 

Here is some keys. You liked to look for things even young. Go to Greece and you find that the keys will tell you things. Good things and important things. It is time the Gods want you to know. 

I hope you can know the English, I am not as good as you. 

I love you my béba. 

Yiayia 

There was no feeling generated, not even a tingle in Belen's, or Belle's, body. It was only a piece of paper held loosely in her hands, just about ready to fall. 

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About an 18 year old girl, Belen or Belle, a Greek foster child living in the US with foster parents, Hank and Sadie and their biological son, Ben (15). A rather timid girl, still "finding herself" spiritually and building her identity.

She's just found a letter from her grandmother (Yiayia) who has now passed away from cancer, a set of keys and an airplane ticket to Greece.

Eventually arriving in Greece she finds out what the keys open and learns about her heritage, her past and perhaps something about her future and who she is going to be.

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updated Dec 10, 2008 by jdxx