Starting With A Lie Novels & Stories

When I finally picked up, the first thing she said was, “Honey, I’m feeling really unwell today. Can you wire me two thousand dollars? I need to get more asthma medication.” Hearing her voice, a scoff surfaced in my heart. She had no idea I had uncovered her lies. She still thought I was the same gullible fool she could push around. If I sent her the money now, she would definitely use it to refill Derek’s medication. With that thought, I replied coldly, “I’m in the hospital. I don’t have money to send you.”

I said evenly. Jeff nodded. “Yes.” “And you’re still alive,” Sarah said. “Which means you’re listening.” I exhaled slowly, hand easing away from my weapon—but not far. “Then start talking,” I said. “Because the next move decides whether this ends in truth—” I glanced around the garage. “—or blood.” Sarah Lee let out a slow, exhausted sigh. “Where do you want me to start?” she asked. “At the beginning… or where you come into the story?”

His voice remains calm. Controlled. That somehow makes it worse. I stare out the glass windows of my office. The city stretches endlessly below. Busy. Loud. Alive. Meanwhile my heart suddenly feels too loud inside my chest. “You left,” I say quietly. Another pause. Then— “I did.” No excuses. No lies. No attempt to deny it. And somehow that annoys me even more. “You don’t get points for honesty now.” “I know that too.” God. Why does he sound like this?

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.

But I made this decision and it was on me to face it head-on. “Dating app.” The vague mention of Snuggle was pushing it. But I could not start with a lie. When you grew up with a mother like mine, you had to know the basics of telling a good lie was for that lie to have some fragment of truth in it. I continued to stare at Mr. Walters as I waited for his reaction. He would freak. He looked like the type that would and I was right. The man poured himself another glass of champagne after my revelation.

“Mr. Stefan told me you went to work for a company.” “Oh! Yeah! I did. Just pulling your legs.” I laughed awkwardly again. Stefan really needs to tell me all the lies he told everyone, so I wouldn’t have to start acting dumb, just to cover up. “So, tell me all about it.” Layla said, excitedly as she stared at me, with keen interest. “At your service, ma’am.” I smiled, and began to spin believable stories. ~

She took the microphone from the startled chairman with a smile that carried steel. “I know I wasn’t invited,” she said, her voice calm, resonant. “But you’ll want to hear this.” Murmurs erupted from the seated guests. Cameras turned. Montez stiffened, torn between rage and awe. “For months, you’ve been fed lies about me. About Montez Vitalio. About everything we’ve done. Some of those lies are true,” Amira said, her eyes sweeping the crowd. “Yes, I was a stripper. Yes, our relationship started off as a sham. Yes, I allowed myself to be used as a pawn. I was every terrible thing they said. And I own it.”

“Why wouldn’t it be right?” Leora bit her lip. “Because of everything going on. Because of who I am. Because… I feel like I’m lying to him.” I glanced at Simeon. He was quiet, watching her closely. “What do you mean?” I asked softly. “What are you lying about?” Leora shook her head quickly. “No, no. I haven’t told him any lies. But I haven’t told him everything either. And the more I care about him, the harder it gets.”

“It’s something that’s not true.” “Hmn. But I have a longer version which I want you to imbibe. As punishment, you will take a notebook and pen from the dressing table. Then you will write down this definition fifty times. A lie is any false information given with the intention to deceive. Can you repeat that, Sweetheart?” “A lie is any false information given with the intention to deceive.” Inara recited grudgingly but he ignored her countenance. “Good, you’re submitting it before bedtime. That should give you some work to do before I get back.”

Liiza's POV The words that Zach said repeat in my head over and over again. Will you be my fake girlfriend? Zach sighs and I snap out of my thoughts. He stands up, and starts talking again. "Look, Liz, I know I'm being really stupid and selfish. It's just that all my friends have girlfriends except me and I didn't want to be the fourth wheel and the only single friend. So, I lied and said I had a girlfriend and then they all began making plans for all of us and all our girlfriends to go out together sometime and they were asking who and your name just slipped out" He stopped, his head in his hands. "Look, I get it if you don't want to. I'll just go out there and say we broke up. Hell, you ca