Everybody Lies Novels & Stories

They both stare at me and seem to be waiting for what I say, “I lie to you guys, I don't have my business, I'm living a messy life here in New York, I lied” They look into each other eyes and said, “We know,” “What?”

After a soft conversation I thought how much I speak lie to everyone? why it is only happening in my life? I was staring the empty roads and thinking about him that how I will end this, feeling a surge of nausea. How did I end up in this mess? I never wanted to lie to anyone, especially not to my family and friends. But if I don't sign this paper, I'll lose everything I've worked for. My job, my apartment, my savings. All gone in a blink of an eye.

he protested. Jasmine walked behind him, "I'm just saying, almost everyone is born with traits to deceive others, in small ways and sometimes in ways that can be devastating", she pointed out, "People lie, there's no such thing as a man who speaks only the truth", she said as Zee cleared their throat, she laughed, "Man, woman, non-binary, whatever, no one speaks the truth absolutely. Heck, I know nuns and priests that have lied", she corrected and continued, "If you're saying you would rather choose not to con people, that makes you the biggest confounding conman there is", she stated simply. Bell hummed, "That kind of makes sense", she said agreeably.

As long as I got what I wanted. After a moment, I leaned back in my seat, my fingers still gripping the paper. “And what if someone asks why we are in Breakstone Park?” Darius didn’t answer right away. He just kept driving, the streetlights casting shadows across his face. Then, finally, he said, “Then we lie.” I laughed, shaking my head. “You know, for someone so serious all the time, you really do have a way of making things sound easy.” Darius glanced at me. “Because it is easy. People believe what they want to believe. You just have to give them the right story.”

The city slipped by outside dark storefronts, empty streets, the glow of distant traffic lights. “You know,” I said finally, my voice low, “our whole lives have been built on lies. My mother lied to protect me. Your father lies to control everyone. Rebecca lied to herself. And me I’ve been lying to myself since the day I met you.” Alex turned his head toward me, eyes glassy with pain. “How?” “Because I wanted to believe we could be normal. That love could fix everything. But nothing about this is normal.”

"If you ever try to protect me by hiding the truth again—I’ll cut you out. Completely." He gave a solemn nod. "Understood." Later that night, Natalie sat in Lily’s room, reading a bedtime story. Her daughter nestled close, half-asleep, the calm in Natalie’s otherwise stormy world. "Mommy," Lily mumbled. "Why do people lie?" Natalie paused. "Because they’re scared. Or selfish. Or sometimes, they think it’s the only way to protect someone." Lily blinked up at her. "But you don’t lie."

“One, I love video games. Two, I once pushed a stranger in a pool. Three, I love pickles. Which one’s the lie?’ he said and we started guessing. “You love pickles is the lie,” I spoke first. “I agree with Muff,” Michane followed and next was Krys who also agreed. “Bro, we know you. You could easily push somebody off even on a cliff.” We all laughed at what Levine said. “Okay, I’m next. One, I know how to dance. Two, I have three siblings. Three, I forget a lot about birthdays,” Krysyle said, making our brows furrow. “There’s literally no lie there, Krysyle Verlice,” I answered. “There is!” she exclaimed. “I’m guessing she knows how to dance is a lie,” Clint answered, making me do a facepalm.

“I get it.” “No,” I replied. “No, you don’t. S, look around again. These are families. Everyone here has powers. We have practiced our powers. We are gifted. We have trained. We built this with our abilities. I’m not sick. And I sure as hell am not dying before I’m 25. Look around, most people are over 25, and we’re doing alright.” I watched S realize what it was I was saying. I watched her face pale as she realized everything she knew or had thought she knew was a lie.

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If you are willing, to tell the truth, or you are thinking about doing so, you will find out that then all-(almost all) of your reality is funded by lies and it is better to give up than confess. That's exactly what I did. Someone else made my choice. Even if it was different, it would have happened somehow. You'll be amazed by how the parts you thought was true are not so anymore. It's really fun, lying. Think of it as a drug, the more you use it, the harder it gets to stop. You might even get to a point where you can't exist without it. I know because I couldn’t. … This can't be happening. Can it? My mother, she never cries.