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'I feel safe.'

Why do I feel safe, pretending to like people? Pretending to be someone I'm not?

'Who are you?'

I don't know. I don't know who I am.

'You do know. Why do you pretend that you don't?'

I don't know. I don't know the true me. I only know the mask.

'Aren't you the mask?'

No, no, I'm not the mask, but the mask is who I want to be.

'If you want to be the mask, why deny it?'

I don't know. I don't know anything.

'But I know. I know everything. Come, put the mask on and you won't have to worry.'

Do you really know everything?  No, you know nothing.

'I know all and I know that the mask will set you free, so come. Put the mask on.'

I want to know, so badly. I want to be free. I want to be safe from all these voices.

She reached her hand out and grabbed the mask. She felt the same feeling- guilt and pleasure. Of course, for the mask was her guilty pleasure.
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I hope you like the first chapter! It's short, but I told you it would be. The rest is short. The font style changing is very important and everything will be unravelled.

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