**Seven extraordinary children. One forbidden door. An orphanage built on lies.** Gus can't remember his mother's face. Only her back-the shape of someone choosing to walk away. When he was four years old, the red door closed behind him. At fourteen, he realizes it was never just a door. Something is terribly wrong at Mercy Orphanage. The sky never changes. The rain falls on the exact same day every three months. Ask the wrong questions, and the adults start looking at you differently. The children who grow up there are far too intelligent not to notice. Then she appears-red lines running across her arms, a barcode beneath one eye, and eyes that change color. She claims to know what this place really is. She says she's been here before. And Gus can't stop looking at her. **A dark sci-fi thriller where the real horror lies not in the questions... but in the answers.**

Some stories begin with a transfer student. This one began long before she arrived. She thought she was entering a school. She was walking into a game. Akhi thought transferring to Blackwood International Academy would be the beginning of a new life. She was wrong. Behind the academy's prestigious reputation lies a world built on secrets. A broken girl consumed by revenge. A man willing to cross every line for her. A bond so twisted that it blurs the line between love and obsession. Hidden rooms. Buried truths. Unanswered questions. And a game that began long before Akhi arrived. As she gets pulled deeper into Blackwood's darkness, she discovers that not everyone is who they seem to be.Because in Blackwood, love isn't gentle. It's possessive. It's obsessive. And sometimes... It's just as deadly as hate. Some people wear masks. Some people hide monsters. And some are willing to burn the world down for the person they love. In Blackwood, everyone is a piece on the chessboard. The only question is... Who is the player, and who is the pawn? 🖤♟️

Just writing about what people don't say...

First attempt to write Haiku . Hope you will enjoy :-)

SNAKE; to creep, sneak. A person or thing resembling a snake in any of various ways; specifically, a treacherous or deceitful person.

Keep your insanity to yourself. Composure is key.