DD 62: Hello all. I regret to inform you that it will take longer for me to finish the second chapter for my story "Ten Instances". I hope this oneshot will help with the suspension any of you are experiencing. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Persona 3 or any of the games of that franchise.
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I love Halloween. It's the one time of the year when it is acceptable to be someone or something you're not. It's a time for fun and games and laughter. I just wish it was more than once a year. I own many masks that I alternate between on a daily basis it seems. I have a mask for every occasion: a mask of determination for battle, a mask of understanding for friends, a mask of concentration for tests, a mask of happiness for everything. Rarely do I actually show my face. It's too much fun to keep people guessing, or maybe I just like being someone who isn't me.
The real me isn't the strong, smart, athletic, pretty girl everyone believes me to be. No, the real me is still that small broken girl who lost everything ten years ago. She's still mourning for a life she has no more claim to. No one wanted to associate with a girl like that, so she found a mask to use to cover her face. Then she found another, and another, and another. Soon she had a collection of masks to choose from. Now, she's the woman who stands before you today. Still too scared and broken to show her face to anyone.
I can't afford to go back to being that girl again. I have people who need me to be strong and to be the leader they know me as. I have people who need a friend who will listen to their problems and give them advice. I have people who need a friend who understands what they're going through and can help them recover, even though I can't help myself. My friends are too important to let down. It's best if they never know the real me. They wouldn't be able to bear the sight of me if they did. I don't want to be alone again; I won't allow that to happen. I will silently wait for the day once a year when I can shed my many masks and be me for once. I truly love Halloween.
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DD 62: Sorry if this seems too depressing to anyone. I've had this idea for a little while now. Please leave a review, all are welcome!