Mask

The girl that likes manipulating people, whose every move is for her own benefit, who is selfish, knows it, and doesn't care. I know a girl who paints her own masks to get what she wants, doesn't need lies to convince herself what's right and wrong.

I know a girl who yearns to be accepted yet others only know her mask. She knows she's pretending, but the masks have become part of her. She's nothing without a mask, without definition. Everything in her life is defined, from how to act to how to speak. She's the ruler of her life-yet she's enslaved by her own rules. A mask. She can be anything she wants to be, anything the situation calls for, anything they want her to be.

Not pretty enough? Don't worry. She's an artist. She can paint herself to look exactly like she wants to.

Not smart enough? Don't worry. She's a genius. She can ace anything you give her, answer every question.

Anything she wants to be.

But what if...

"Be you." Ridiculous."Me?" She doesn't know anymore. "Me" is only her most common mask, nothing else.

I know a girl who will lie and cheat and steal to get what she desires. Everything's for a bigger motive. She lies to help the boy avoid detention. Now he owes her for it. She cheats to rank the highest on the test. Now she's even more respected then before. She's all about herself and what happens to her.

A liar, a thief.

Who is she?

A mask.

That is all.