"Deception knows no wisdom of right, but only wrong. For She's like venom perceived as air." ~E. This is a 500 word short-story for #welcometotheblumhouse Writing Contest. (There will be plot holes since it was strictly 500 words.) . . . Things aren't always what they seem. There's deception everywhere. In every word, in every look, in every touch. The most monstrous being can be hidden behind the face of a child. . . . Or a man. . . . Choose wisely . . .