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House of Lies

Prologue

Thin beams of light shown through the blinds that covered the window in my bedroom. Particles of dust floating through them like leaves dancing on an autumn wind. I cracked my eyes open glancing up at the alarm clock on my dresser. The screen read six-thirty.

'Another dream dies as reality awakens.' I thought. I don't know where I got the saying from or when I started saying it, I just know that it's true.

I slowly willed myself to sit up in bed, my mind still groggy from just waking up. I sighed and pulled myself out of bed then out of my room. My feet making quiet padding noises as I shuffled down the hall to the kitchen.

Upon entering the kitchen my nose was flooded with the sent of bacon and pancakes. Inside the kitchen, working hard on breakfast, was my friend Matthew. He's a quiet boy and very kind but I can't stand his brother.

Alfred is his name. The two are twins but everyone seems to forget about little Matthew. I often feel sorry for the guy and I try to make up for everyone else's forgetfulness by being extra kind to him.

His brother on the other hand is an idiot. He is lazy and annoying. I despised him. It seems that no matter what I do the guy always finds a way to irritate me. Sometimes I wouldn't mind if he'd just go die in a hole somewhere. The only downside to that thought is that Matthew would be devastated. So I usually keep my thoughts to myself.

Matthew turned and smiled at me, his violet eyes sparkling as he noticed my presence. "Morning Gilbert!"

I smiled back at him. "Good morning Mattie."

He wiped his hands on the apron he was wearing then pushed some stray blonde hairs out of his face. "Breakfast is almost ready, could you tell the others?" He asked, flipping a pancake over.

I nodded to him. "Sure thing."

I then walked back out into the hallway and began heading towards the living room. Matthew and Alfred aren't the only ones living in this house, there are four others. Their names are Roderich, Francis, Antonio, and Arthur.

Roderich is a nice guy and very talented with music but he's a little stuck up. I don't really mind him but I don't think he's too fond of me.

Francis and Antonio are good friends of mine. In fact they're my best friends. We met in high school and have been friends ever since. Antonio is nice and very friendly. Francis is too but he can get a little too friendly with the ladies.

Finally there's Arthur. He seems like a nice guy but I don't know him too well. He's Matthew and Alfred's friend. We don't talk that often.

We all tend to get along in the house we live in together. I don't have a good memory so I don't remember who first brought up the idea but we were partying after graduating high school. Someone had brought up college.

I hadn't really thought about college. My parents were kicking me out and I didn't have a lot of money so I couldn't pay to stay in a dorm. I was about to make up some excuse when someone said we should all get a house and go to college together like one of those fraternity groups.

Seeing it as a way to go to college without having to spend money on a dorm I agreed. We found a nice house not too far from the school. It had a Victorian like design to it and had lots of rooms and living space. We've been living here for a week already.

School starts in a month but I'm worried. Strange things have been happening in the house and I'm starting to become scared. I don't think the others have noticed yet so I have to investigate on my own for now. I fear that if I can't get to the bottom of this soon I might not make it to school in the fall.