Chapter two: The road to change
I knew what I was going to do. I also knew that even if I tried to talk myself out of it, I was going to do it anyway. Nothing could change my mind. I had my heart set on it for as long as I could remember. Now that my family would struggle to surive, I would join the priestesses at the Parthenon. It was, and I suppose still is, the temple dedicated to the goddess Athena. As the light of the morning sun hit the cobbled streets, I gathered a clean dress, a fresh pair of shoes, and what remaining food I could, before I locked the cold, wooden door for the last time. As I heard the loud click from the door, I tur