An Honest Lie Novels & Stories

“Forgive me for lying to you when I wasn’t supposed to lie in the first place. The person whom I believe and trust more than anyone, lying to you hurts me more than anything. But, I have to say this lie, for both of our own good. Cause what’s forbidden can’t be told.” “You have to believe my lie,” Rain lifted her face and replied, “No, I am telling the truth. I ain’t lying to you, I swear.” Odin was assured by the say she said it so confidently. “I’m glad, that you aren’t lying to me. I believed that you would not lie to me in the first place. Thank you Rain, for letting me believe in you.” “Let’s go and pick out a dress to wear for tomorrow. Come with me.”

"Once or twice, but not yet today. I'm assuming that the entire kid story is what you told Landon and Hydra?" I hesitated briefly to choose my words wisely. "I needed to tell them something without making this situation worse than it already was." I squinted at my own words, wondering if he'd believe them or not. "And they believed it? They don't suspect anything involving a mate?" I relaxed, realizing that he believed my lie was a lie. Now all I have to do is keep all of this straight so I don't get confused. This is why I hate lying. It's just more shit to have to remember and keep straight in my mind. Honesty is so much easier. "They did. Landon said that he was going to try to smooth thi

Nagkibit siya ng balikat ang nag-iwas ng tingin. I pursed my lips before I spoke. "How I wish, it didn't came this far." "This is better, Elie than to leave in lies. We all played with lies and finally, the time has come." He muttered and looked at me seriously. "It's so hard to live in lies, everyday Elie and I couldn't even tell it to you." He added and his tears fell.

Was that even a real question? No one likes being lied to. I looked at him, feeling a little defensive. "So, are you planning to deceive me in the future, or have you already lied about something?" He hesitated, then said, "...No." I couldn't tell if he was being completely honest, but I made my stance clear. "Hayden, I won't put up with being lied to." He swallowed hard, his Adam's apple bobbing. "I understand."

He rests against the bed frame. "Answer." "No. I've known her so long, nothing has happened except that kiss." "Do you lie a lot?" He's silent for a while. Not the best answer. "No. I had to think about how many times I lie in a day." "Honesty is one of the most important things for me. The only times when lying is acceptable is to protect the other person." Which is why I've kept my secrets secret. "I always say the truth though. I hope you have that principle."

"Your younger sister claims you assaulted her when you were both younger. She further claims that recently, you attacked her husband without provocation." The words sank deep, but I refused to flinch. “I see,” I said, refusing to let my voice crack. "And do you know what happens when lies are repeated long enough?" The Guard frowned. "They become... believable." "They become convenient," I corrected. "Especially when the truth is ugly." Silence hung between us for a moment. "You want honesty?" I asked. "Then you will have it. All of it. Even the parts that will make you wish you hadn't asked."

"When I handed Jil over to you, you promised to love and protect her. Have you forgotten? Only a few years in, and this is what we get! We may be old, but we're not dead!" Harvey dared not cry out in pain and only grunted softly every time the spatula struck. He wanted to explain himself, only to open his mouth and close it again. "Just go. We don't want you getting hurt and blaming it on us later." Holding the spatula, Dad was about to close the door when Harvey, who had stayed silent the whole time, lunged forward and jammed his hand in the frame. "Please, let me talk to Jilian. I have something to tell her. I know that I've messed up, and I'm here to make things right. Please let me talk

he trails off. “Excuse me??” I angrily interrupt “You expect me to tell such a huge lie on national television?” I question him to be sure if he has an idea of the magnitude of what he is making me do. “What do you mean by huge lie? And when exactly did you start having a problem with lying” Elliot questions “You know that if I can avoid lying, I will actually pick honesty over lying” I remind him of my principle “ I am well aware of that, but in this situation lying is unavoidable, so the best option you have is to build the story that I am giving you into a beautiful love story for you and Meelah” he says like it is something so easy.

he said then, and my heart cracked. I dragged my lower lip through my teeth, scrambling to come up with a response. He was right, of course. Goddess, he was right. I had lied. Lied and lied and lied. “You see…” I struggled to find the right words. “For a long time, I thought I was doing the best for you by lying.” “That doesn’t sound right,” Jane said, wrinkling her nose. “You always tell us to be honest.” I sighed. “I know. But sometimes adults have to lie to keep the people we love safe. It’s complicated.”

she said then looked at him, his eyes stared at her like they could see lies, she quickly looked away “You are lying” he said “God! You are so honest” she said it like it was to be hated “Isn’t that a good thing?” “Well it is… But in your case I don’t know what to say” “Don’t you lie?” she asked “Never happened… Why should I lie when I know the truth? Lies complicate things and you’d have to lie to protect a lie, it is like an onion, the layers never stop growing out” “Hmmmm… you are quite the smart ass” she reacted then stared at him for a while