MASCARA

NINETEEN

BEFORE I MURDERED CHARLOTTE i needed to make sure that she was actually related to this Marget Evergreen, it could've just been a coincidence.

That's what I was telling myself at least to remain sane. It was torture pretending not to know my brother was an addict that brought drugs for my mortal enemy.

I just had to wait for the family tree information on her I brought online to come.

I bounced my leg up and down rapidly, watching as Charlotte giggled along to a joke someone made.

It wouldn't be funny when I stabbed you with a—

Ringgggg.

I immediately sat up from my desk, grabbing my backpack and walking out the class with lightening speed.

Today I had to present the song I wrote to Kai because the competition was coming closer and closer.

I didn't know how he'd react to it being a heartbreak song but who cared. Love wasn't what I was experiencing so why pretend?

"I'm ready whenever you are." Kai put out, rearranging the glasses that sat on the bridge of his nose.

Glasses made him look so different. A good different.

I sucked in a deep breathe, reassuring myself that everything was okay before pressing down on the piano keys.

I usually sucked at piano but this moment brought out something different.

Can't escape the shadows in my head
Echoes of lies that you once said
Trapped in this cycle of deceit
Your twisted love tastes so sweet

(Chorus)
Whispers of deception
Fill the air with tension
Toxic love, it's my affliction
Your words, my addiction

(Verse 2)
Promises whispered in the dark
But your love left its mark
Poison running through my veins
Haunted by your twisted games

(Chorus)
Whispers of deception
Fill the air with tension
Toxic love, it's my affliction
Your words, my addiction

(Bridge)
You're the poison in my veins
But I can't break these chains
Suffocating in your lies
But I can't say goodbye

(Chorus)
Whispers of deception
Fill the air with tension
Toxic love, it's my affliction
Your words, my addiction