▌ ⠀Ruth Maria Kalegoropoulou-Gritz / 48 years old / 5"11 ▌ ⠀greek theatre actress and opera singer / mezzosopran ▌ ⠀widow / surrounded by the scent of rose & bergamot ▌ ⠀greyish-blue eyes / pale as snow / covered in velvet ▌ ⠀distorted self image issues / grew up at an orphanage ⠀ ⠀ „My darling, my dear, my little Colombina.“ she repeatedly whispered her mothers words. The only words that she rem embers clearly and bitter. Cutscene. An accident. Blood. Cutscene. Loss of words and memories. Cutscene. „Ruth, you play your roles so good. As if the tears were real.“ Ch eering. Tears. Cutscene. Curtain fell. Coat fell. Tears fell. She fell. Another show. Theater. The place where you can be whoever you want to be. She became her role. She played it so good because she didn’t have to play it. „You are talented, miss Kalegorpoulou.“ Compliments. Not he r. „I am Colombina.“ Herself. Her mother would be proud. She is living her dream. „That’s your role. Yes.“ No. It's her. It's her name. Her voice breaks down. Tears fall. As if they were real. „No. That's just who I am.“ The tears are real. ━━━━━━