Valentine’s Viral Lie
I went skiing alone on Valentine’s Day to clear my head. I never expected that later that night, my younger brother, Mason Cases, would show up after running away from home following a fight with our family.
The front desk stopped him and asked for additional registration. I explained, "He’s my brother. He ran out after an argument and didn’t bring his ID. He’s just staying one night. I’ll take him home tomorrow."
After hearing that, the receptionist, Riley Rowe, gave us a suggestive once-over, winking at my brother with a look that said, "I get it."
"Alright," she said with a flirty smile. "It’s Valentine’s Day. I understand. No need to be shy."
Seeing how exhausted Mason looked, I forced myself to swallow the disgust and brought him upstairs.
That night, I came across a local post online.
"Girls these days have no shame. Bringing some random guy back to a hotel on Valentine’s Day. She got caught and still had the nerve to lie, saying he’s her brother. Like I can’t tell?"
Some users questioned whether she might have mistaken them.
"I’ve worked in this industry for over ten years. There’s no way I got it wrong! She didn’t dare register him. Obviously, she’s afraid her husband will find out she’s cheating! I’m going to go listen outside their door later and livestream how loud she gets!"
I froze. It couldn’t be that much of a coincidence, right?
Until I opened the photo she had secretly taken. My blood turned to ice.
That was me.
Wait.
The "random guy" she was talking about… Did she mean the one lying on the floor?
But he really was my biological younger brother.