1 Merlyn
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What makes my story so different from any other kid these days, you might ask? What makes mine so special? I don't know really. I've read about girls like me in books before. Girls whose lives were filled with tragedy, deceit, and heartache. Maybe that is what makes me so special; I share that bond with them. In some way, I identify with each of them.
Have you ever wondered what hell is like? Ask me, I know. I created hell and I brought it willingly to the people I loved around me. Apparently, though, I am a product of my heritage. I have not found it yet, but I am convinced there is a manual out there that describes every trait and action that my family is capable of. We apparently live to bring misery down upon our heads; sometimes intentionally, sometimes not. Either way, my family lives in a world of tragedy. We are cursed by it.
A family's secrets seem to be all that some people have. Mine were protected by a name. Lies are sacred; prestige is part of our mantra. What no one knows is that my family's name is "Deceit", for that is our way.
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3 Prologue
What makes my story so different from any other kid these days, you might ask? What makes mine so special? I don't know really. I've read about girls like me in books before. Girls whose lives were filled with tragedy, deceit, and heartache. Maybe that is what makes me so special; I share that bond with them. In some way, I identify with each of them.
Have you ever wondered what hell is like? Ask me, I know. I created hell and I brought it willingly to the people I loved around me. Apparently, though, I am a product of my heritage. I have not found it yet, but I am convinced there is a manual out there that describes every trait and action that my family is capable of. We apparently live to bring misery down upon our heads; sometimes intentionally, sometimes not. Either way, my family lives in a world of tragedy. We are cursed by it.
A family's secrets seem to be all that some people have. Mine were protected by a name. Lies are sacred; prestige is part of our mantra. What no one knows is that my family's name is "Deceit", for that is our way.