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Lies

The 'real world' legends say that it's a world where you're free. No rules. No one you have to obey. And no one knows the future nothing's planned.
I think it's the real world. I leave the forest and roll my sleeves down. Im out of breath. There are a ton of tables. Tables filled with fruit and vegetables. A guy just threw a fish from his table to the other. People are walking around happily with their families, wearing fuzzy coats and mittens. A old married couple are looking at the oranges. I look up an there's a sign. Winter World Market. Behind the market were buildings ton of buildings. I've never seen this many buildings where in from there's only one made out of glass. It's where 'they' live. 'They' watch over us making sure nothing goes un planned. The glass was special you could never see inside it, but you can see outside from the inside. No one was aloud to go inside. It wasn't reflective either all you could see was black. I begin to walk. I walk threw the market towards the buildings. To my right I see a building with a window threw the window I see a lady holding a sign saying buy your x- mas gifts today! The lady wasn't moving she was quite pale quite un human like.
"Have you done your Christmas shopping?"
I look to my left there was a lady wearing a fuzzy red coat and a grey hat.
"Oh no... Ugh Christmas what's that."
"Oh I'm so sorry honey you must be Jewish."
Flashback. 12 years ago.
"Mommy! Mommy." I run to my mom.
"Yes sweetie."
"What's Christmas?"
"Shhh sweetie not to loud, and where did you hear that?"
"You know my friend I see in the woods all the time Lauren?"
"Yes."
"Well she's from mhm what was it... I remember new city York-"
"New York city-"
"Yeah that! She was saying since we've been friends and stuff and it's almost Christmas-"
"Shhh"
"Sorry it's almost you know her mom got me a gift this locket."
"You can wear that ."
"Why not?"
"If 'they' find out."
"Don't worry they won't know. Anyways why can't we celebrate you know."
"Sit on my lap. 'They' don't believe in celebrations, religion, nothing. And if 'they' don't like it neither do we!"
Present day
"Oh no I've just never celebrated it."
"Oh well you're gonna have to celebrate it with my family!"
"I don't even know you."
"Honey Christmas is the time of giving and spreading love! Tell your parents I invited you guys! I'm Blair-"
"My parents... They're not here."
"What do mean?"
"My mom died 10 years ago when I was 6, and for my dad 3 years ago when I was 13."
"Oh darling that is the saddest thing I've heard," she gave me a huge hug,"where are you staying?"
"No where I just came here."
"You're gonna have to stay with me then. You can't live alone in the city of New York-"
"This is New York City!"
"Yes! I know it's weird to go home with a stranger but how about you wash up you look quite muddy and eat dinner. If you like it you can stay as long as you want, but if not you can leave."
"Okay thank you."
"No problem lets go." We got into her car I believe Lauren told me about them once.
"I didn't even get your name sweetie what is it?"
"I'm Margret!"
"That's a beautiful name I remember a couple years ago my daughter Lauren mentioned a Margret I think she was her friend."
"I knew a Lauren we used to hang out in the woods then one day she didn't come."
"No way you're that Margret! Lauren misses you so much she's gonna be so happy when she sees you!"
I smiled. I learned everything from Lauren. She was my one and only friend. We drove up to a huge house. It was humongous! We walked in to the mansion I considered. There was a huge stair way right when we walked in. Lauren! Blair yelled out.
"Yes mom." She said as she came down the 100 stairs. I gasped and smiled.
"This is-"
"Margret!"
"Lauren!" She ran towards me and gave me a huge hug.
"You're here!"
"Before you two begin Lauren show her to the bathroom she needs to wash up, and bring her a towel and nice cloths.
"Okay mom! Follow me! You can take a shower in this bathroom I'll go get you a towel and tell Vanessa to get you your cloths!"
"Is Vanessa your sister?"
"No I only have an annoying older brother. Vanessa is one of our butler."
Lauren runs off to get me a towel. I walk into the bathroom and close the door.
"Oh I'm so sorry to walk in," I say. That's funny the half person in front of me said the same thing. Her waist ended right where the sink was. Weird she's wearing the same shirt I am. I raise my arm she does the same. Lauren comes in. I look to my left there's Lauren when I look forward she's there too.
"Lauren how is this possible I look to my left I see you I look forward I see you standing next to that girl."
"It's a mirror silly."
"Mirror?!"
"Oh yeah you didn't have these I remember."
Flashback 2 years ago
"Hey Lauren!"
"Hey Margret! Today was so boring my mom took me mirror shopping ugh."
"Mirror?"
"You guys don't have mirrors no way."
"What's a mirror?"
"A object you can see your self in."
"Oh see 'they' don't believe in reflective objects."
"You've never seen your self?"
"Nope."
"Here I'll describe your self to you. You have green eyes-"
"Like my mom!"
"Brown curly hair-"
"Like my mom again!"
"You have a sub kissed tan-"
"Like my dad."
"You have freckles on your cheeks and nose."
"Like my mom."
"Well you must look like your pretty mom."
Present day
"I told you, you were pretty Margret."
"I look just like my mom."
"Hey wash up my mom made dinner. I'm gonna go down stairs."
"Okay I'll be down."
I take a quick shower and get out. The cloths aren't in bathroom I wrap my towel around me and go out side. Vanessa must've kept them outside. Nope. I go to the top of the stair well everyone was at the dinner table so no one could see me in a towel.
"Lauren?"
"Yeah Margret," she yelled from her seat.
"Do you know Vanessa put the cloths?"
"Yeah there in one of the guest bedrooms."
"Oh ok."
The guest bedroom where's that. It's felt like 1000 rooms in front of me. Maybe it's the one closest to the bathroom. I open the door.
"Oh I'm sorry this isn't the guest bedroom is it?"
"No this is my room. Hi I'm Mason." He got off his bed to shake my hand. Mason was wearing black athletic shorts with a sweatshirt that said Stanford. I think that's a sport. He had brown hair like Blair. He was quite tanned. His blue eyes sparkled from a distance. "H...I I...m Marget." I stuttered.
"Yeah Lauren and mom told me about you."
"Nice towel," he said with a laugh.
Crap I'm in a towel.
"Ugh.. Nice sweatshirt. Do you play Stanford?"
He looked confused," no I go to college there it's my first year I'm home for break."
"Oh nice."
"What happened December 12, 3034?"
"What do you mean?"
"That tattoo."
Flashback 10 years ago.
"Margret sweetie?"
"Yes mommy?"
"Ok I know I just told you why we have dates on our arms. But you need to promise you never tell anyone why we have these on our arms from the out side world. Okay?"
"I promise mommy."
"Not even Lauren!"
"What but she's my best friend."
"No!"
"Okay I promise."
Present day
"This oh.. Oh uhm," I heard a bark downstairs it must've been their dog,"my dog died that day yup." I panicked and lied. I've never had a dog. The only reason I knew what a dog was because Lauren brought her dog in the woods once.
"Okayy."
"Can you take me to the guest bedroom?"
"Yeah." We walked over to it. I quickly went inside and shut the door behind and let out a huge breath that was a close one.