the mask of lies

the last memory

"Mom!! I'm going to school!!" I called out for mom as I raced as fast as I can. To think I would come late to school!! Surprised that I even got at this high level of education. I thought that I would score a 3 at the highest.

As I enter the classroom the girls jump on me. "Happy birthday!!!" The shout out so hard, my ears might bleed out, oh... and everyone might hear them. "Sshhh!! I don't want the boys to find out!! You know what happened last time right?!"

News: the guys heard them and came running towards me."Maria congrats!! This is my present for you!!" So now I am standing surrounded by the people who are trying to give me presents. Of course, I am thanking them for the presents until I'm on my chair.

Lucky me... the teacher came in, so they are leaving me alone. Now let's see what we have to learn today? "Today is a vampire day. At exactly 3 PM the vampires will come out from their cells. They will come to our world and drink our blood. Until now to make sure there are no huge deaths we choose a few boys and girls as an offering for their leaders!" The teacher tells us.

"But aren't vampires a story to scare children into eating their vegetables?" One girl screams.

" I know right?! The teacher is from the prehistory!! He might have come with a time machine to this time to warn us about the curse!" Another one pipes in.

"Sir how were the dinosaurs??" Boy are those boys childish. We all laugh at the jokes shared between us.Not the teacher, he is frowning at us.

"After 3 minutes you can go home and will have a 4 months vacation. Though I want you guys to tell me what you want to become!!" Of course, is the teacher trying to change the subject."You there!" He points to a girl in the back " You start!"

"I will be a doctor!"
"Ooh!! I am becoming an astronaut!"
"What about you Maria? "
"Euhm...I will be a... vampire hunter!!"

*hahahaa*

everyone is laughing again at the joke that I threw.Finally, the bell rings and we can go home. Before we go home we exchange our phone numbers. In the end, we cry for a bit and everyone walks their way.

I'll give Mom a present because she helped me out with my school. Happy with this thought, I pressed my high school diploma to my chest.

When I am home and I see the door half open and people around my house calling for the police and the ambulance. Now that I am finally inside I see what is going on.

I see traces of blood everywhere. But I don't find my parents. When I go upstairs I find Mom and Dad. They lie there hand in hand. Their bodies covered in blood. Shocked, I fall crying.

When the police arrive, I am already half out of my tance. I can only hear them halfway. "We are taking her to another school."I don't know who's talking but I have a bad feeling. I have no relatives or acquaintances who can take care of me.

So the only other answer was to go to boarding school. I don't want to because otherwise, I will lose all my friends and memories. When I can finally talk again, I look at them.

"What are you going to do with me?" When they look at each other I already know what will happen.

Feeling sad I run away from all those people who look at me. When I look back I hear honking and people shouting that I have to leave but too late ..... everywhere I hear ambulances and people asking if I am okay but all I hear is: "she is going to Irolanzia."

And with that, they walked away.the next day...When I look out the window I already feel nauseous. This school is special for rich people and I am not rich and don't even know how they got it done.

After the accident, everyone has been careful around me. it's because they were afraid that I will die at some point. But when that didn't happen, they moved on. Now I'm in a crazy car on my way to that awful school. But to be honest I didn't think it was a problem. As long as they don't bother me and keep chatting all the time and let me go out, it's okay.The principal sat in the sun until she saw us coming and ran to me.

"You should be Maria!" Omg, what's with that woman?After we get informed, she walks in with me. And I see a madness of things. Paintings that seem lifelike and curling decorated stairs. I also see ballrooms and the learning room looks more like a theater for queens.

It's so beautiful that for a long time I didn't say anything and stood by."So Maria here are your clothes, door key, and schedule for the rest of the semester." And walked away.

Leaving me alone!After three hours I found my room. When I open the door I can't believe it. Everything was white and pastel red/purple and there was a piano and a king-size bed. When I open the curtains I look out over beautiful gardens.Okay to speak the truth... the rooms here are better than expected. And fell asleep in my bed.