Kiss me 2.1
The lie is so thick, so toxic, that the very air seems to have become unbreathable.
— Come, Evan says, guiding Jade towards the sofa. Let's sit down. Maybe it's time for you two to have a real sisterly conversation.
He gives me a discreet nod, indicating I should join them. I comply, my legs trembling, and sit across from them.
For the next twenty minutes, we all play out a surreal scene. Evan directs the conversation with diabolical mastery, making us repeat the details of his lie until they seem real. He invents a professor, gives a name, describes interactions that never happened. And with each detail, I see Jade believing a little more.