Novel & Cerita An Honest Lie

"If it wasn't true, how could fake news spread? Tell me honestly, do you really like women?" "No..." She huffed. "I was honest, but you didn't believe it!" She thought impatiently to herself.

He had the ability and the aura to control silence, and everyone waited in silence. After a minute, he finally said, ‘’Most people believe that honesty is crucial in a romantic relationship, akin to breathing for life. Without honesty, it's like being unable to breathe. While some may argue that lying is a part of human nature, research indicates that individuals tell 100-200 lies per day. It's a universal truth that everyone lies. Bianca, I won't be a hundred percent honest with you, I will lie to you as long as I am human!

“Mommy, is it bad if people lie a lot?” I stilled. My eyes flicked toward Granny West, who had also stiffened slightly. I turned back to Jason, keeping my voice gentle. “Who’s lying to you, sweetheart?” He shrugged, still staring at his paper. “No one.” I exhaled. “Then why do you ask?” Jason bit his lip, then looked up at me, his little brows furrowed. “I heard Uncle Gregory say something today. He said, ‘A lie told well can become the truth.’”

“What I can't offer is love. I don't know what that feels like yet. I might learn. I might not. I won't promise you a feeling I don't currently have access to just to make this easier to accept.” I'd been lied to my whole life by people who smiled while doing it. Thomas's warm certainty over dinner. Jaxon's practiced devotion before it curdled into something that killed me. Even Aurelia's soft, wounded voice, engineered down to the last syllable. Nobody had ever handed me an ugly truth instead of a pretty lie and let me decide what to do with it. “That's the most honest thing anyone in this world has ever said to me,” I told him, and meant it more than he probably understood.

“So are you lying to us?” Nylah gasped and turned to him like he’d just shouted a swear word in church. My throat closed. He wasn’t wrong. God, he wasn’t wrong. I wasn’t lying, not exactly, but dodging wasn’t the same as honesty either, and kids knew when they were being dodged. “I’m not lying,” I said quickly, leaning forward. “I just… I need to find the right word, because when I tell you, I want you to really understand all of it.”

Our teacher used this example to tell us that we should be honest, or else it could lead to serious consequences. Damon stiffened and instinctively glanced at Nyla, relieved to find she wasn't looking at him. He sat down next to Mason and played with him, saying, "Buddy, your teacher is right. But there's also a kind of lie called a 'white lie.' It's not meant for yourself but to protect others from being hurt. That kind of lie can be forgiven." Mason immediately countered, "But lying is still lying, right? No matter if it's for a good intention or not, it's still lying!"

Sarah laughed, her laugh coming out like a choked cough. “We’ve been together for years and year after year he just lied to me and I never knew it, on my way home yesterday I kept thinking why will my best friend lie to me about such a thing but then I remembered You’re the most honest person have ever met, sometimes your honesty even hurts” Sarah sobbed, shaking her head she continued.

“So I misunderstood that this guy is your friend. And I misunderstood that you guys are engaged and want to get married. And I'm sure I got it wrong, too, that you were just lying to me the whole time.” She held up her hands in a soothing manner. "I didn't lie to you..." "No, you didn't," he interrupted, his tone now caustic. 'You just kept a few things secret, that's something else entirely, of course. A little secret here, a little swindle there—none of that bad.” “Let me at least explain how it happened,” she pleaded desperately. "Well, I'm really looking forward to it. What are you going to tell me this time?" He smiled cynically: "You can skip that, you don't seriously expect that I'll

He said. "It's not a lie, Jameson." Lucinda rolled her eyes, wondering why her son-in-law was so uptight. "Then what is it?" He asked, folding his arms as he waited for a response. "A white lie. It's a lie that is meant to do good." She defended, sounding so sure of her argument. "How is it meant to do good?" He asked. "She'll come home is the good that's meant to happen!" Lucinda yelled, breathing heavily through her nose.