i was in a stupor.this went against everything that i had ever believed and suddenly the biblical story of the garden of eden sprang to mind ... how eve had been tempted by the serpent into eating from the tree of life.this must have been how she felt , becausea part of me , a part that was growing larger by the moment , wanted to believe annen , even though it felt really wrong.the fates always placed me in horrific circumstances.if i could escape it ... if i could save hasani ... nothing else mattered.i would accept the consequences .