Not Everything Is As It Seems Novels & Stories

"With everything." End

“You first! What were you dreaming about? That nightmare shook you up pretty good…” Alannah hesitated but knew he’d keep on pushing. “It was nothing but a bad dream… with no significance whatsoever… I can’t even remember what was about… I just… when I woke up, I couldn’t… um… move, and it scared me, that’s all,” she said half-truthfully. “That was more than panic over being trapped. What are you hiding, Alannah Miles?” “I’m not hiding anything. That’s what happened,” she stubbornly answered.

Ha… It was all fake. Every bit of it was fake. ***

In all my life, I had never seen someone slander another so brazenly. Despite my generally good reputation among the neighbors, Debbie's inflammatory words were starting to sway some of them. "Tsk, tsk. Who would've thought that Belle would be involved in something like this," one neighbor muttered. "You can't judge a book by its cover. She looks so refined, but who knew she was so rotten inside?" another added. "I always said there was something off about her. How could a woman from such a powerful family stay home playing the housewife? There's definitely more to the story," someone chimed in.

A heavy, silent tension filled the air, almost as if the world was holding its breath. Autumn Winters felt it more than anyone else. There was a tingling on her skin and a deep sense that something was about to go wrong. Why was she the only one who noticed? While everything around her seemed to fall apart quietly, everyone else acted as if nothing was wrong, or maybe they just chose not to see it. Autumn understood; it’s easier to pretend trouble isn’t there, to hope that if we don’t talk about our fears, they’ll disappear. She kept her worries to herself, watching her family and friends look away from the truth. But when reality finally forced itself on them, it caught Autumn and everyone

Why does it seem like everything that takes place is connected to him in some way? As he continued to speak, I found myself debating whether or not I should pay attention to what he had to say. "I apologize for being the one to tell you this, Miss, but not everything that you take in through your sense of sight is accurate. It's also possible that someone is trying to trick you by setting you up with false information." I looked at him, and I could tell that he wasn't saying this off-the-cuff. I'm sure he was attempting to indicate something, but not in a direct manner.

Everything is chaos. A bad omen.

Kina is too ambitious even if she tries masking it off with her skillful softness, I would not fall for that besides I could see beyond what she places on display for everyone to see. Women! For days I tried getting into her head to uncloak what she's hiding but it seems Kina wasn't ready to slip out even a bit about her uncle. The oddest thing she said was "Everything is not what it seems," The more I pounder over her words the more I get clouded by confusion.

Sutton Ashford can not be caught in some scandalous costume even if it wasn’t slutty the media will find a way to spin it. We continue on our way to the party. Which when we get there it’s the same old same old but everyone is in costume. We get to pretend, put on masks for the day. I grab Kingston and I both waters as we find a place to stand which is hard since every spot is filled with people already. I know something is off with him but if I bring it up I have no idea how he’ll react. I love him but we haven’t ever really fought. Some minor disagreements about simple things who’s paying, who does the dishes but nothing serious.

It was another nightmare. ***