"I once said 99 true words, no one believed me. I once said a single lie, everyone believed me. From then on, I realized that we are living a life full of lies."

This manor is dark and faint. The aura of it is evil. The people living inside are withering even though there are only five, sometimes six. There are rules to living inside this manor. The rules are unwritten, but you simply must have to taste the bitterness of the medicine to know that it is bitter.

I once had a beautiful mother who was healthy and alive. After that, I went to live with my aunt and uncle inside this dreadful manor along with my three cousins. Every day is full of schemes and whispers of each other. Basically my Aunt, Catherine Dolorie is plotting against me and same with my uncle, Elenezer. I knew about every plot, every scheme, and every poison they had put into my food.

Why? It must be because of the massive amounts of fortune my parents had left me. Catherine Dolorie is indeed a greedy woman. Despite how her husband owns a company called DOLL which designs and crafts many beautiful dolls, clothes, and is famed in producing many flavors of chocolate, she still wants what was her brother's. Elenezer also had the money to buy this old manor, which is the most expensive in this area. I've even heard that this manor was burned down twice about thirty-eight years ago.

It was the same date as when the city of London was engulfed in fire. Seriously, is that why it's so expensive? It is said that this manor once belonged to an owner of a famous company. Huh, how ironic. Today as usual, it starts off full of questions at the dining table.

"You haven't touch your food," says my aunt, "you won't get the energy to go to school dear" I'd laugh if I could. Dear? Ha! But of course, I didn't.

"No, it seems that I'm just not that hungry. I think I'll go to the academy now"

"No sweety, please eat your food," she says, as she touches my hand with her cold slender fingers and stares at me with great intensity and anticipation.

After a long pause and some constant giggles coming from my cousins, I finally smile my usual fake smile. "Of course, my aunt" After I'm done with my soup, I grab on to my brown leather bag and head out the door. My cousins and I go to different academies.

Of course, they got the better school except it is farther so they get to ride in their car and I have to walk. That is fine with me. As soon as I got to my school, I bolt into the bathroom and quickly ran into one of the stalls to make myself throw up. Every day, almost every day, she would put tiny bits of poison into my food. After I am done, I walk to the mirror to straighten my dark brown hair, which is down to my shoulders with bangs.

I feel sick, so sick that I think I will skip today. Really, someday I might just get killed. Every day is the same, like a repetitive dream, but it is definitely not boring. It's scary. Every word they said always had a second meaning.

If you're not careful, you might just fall into their endless webs of lies, spun with greed and cruelty. It's always like that, nothing new. That was what I thought before I dragged myself home today. As soon as I open the door to this manor, there he stands a new butler in a black tailed suit. He looks tall and fine with his upright stance.

His face is a bit pale with his hair as dark as ebony. A mysterious aura surrounds him and fills his dull crimson eyes.

"Welcome home, young Mistress" He bows and stands up, revealing his freakishly pleasant smile that seems to have held many deep and dark secrets.

He looks... perfect and very handsome. It's just that, there's something about him that's weird.

"Faustine, this is our new butler," my aunt said. I stare up at his pleasant face. Oh well, it doesn't have anything to do with me does it?

"Allow me to introduce myself," he said.

"I am Sebastian, Sebastian Michaelis. Please to meet you"

He reaches a hand out for me to shake and I shake it with caution, staring suspiciously at my aunt. Having a butler is fine with me. In fact, I really don't care, but why now? Could it be another one of her schemes? I bet when my cousins are home, they would be giggling next to our 'butler' all day long.

From now on I might have to be cautious of Sebastian as well because everything here is a lie. We all lie to get what we want here. It's how I survive.

After all, they love to hear lies.