Telling A Lie Lying Novels & Stories

"The things that you hide, Coz." "Truth?" He unbelievably laughed. "What truth, Reese?" "Stop lying, will you? Why don't you just tell me everything?" "I'm not lying—" "But you're hiding something, right?" I cut. "Hiding the truth is also lying, Coz. No explanation needed." Mahirap ba talagang aminin ang totoo? Siguro oo dahil kung madali lang, wala na sanang nagsisinungaling. He then became serious. "You want to know the truth?"

Kaya kung may dapat ditong i-tama, iyon ay ang kasinungalingan nya. He answered me with gritted teeth. "I won't do it. Hindi ko sila kakausapin tungkol dyan," mataman nitong sabi. Bumuntong hininga ako. "Okay. Ganito nalang... you tell them your lies and I'll tell them mine. Para quits tayo." I reassured him. Baka kasi natatakot lang syang mag isa na mangumpisal sa limang 'yon. He gave me a sarcastic laugh.

bulong ni Krem habang umiiyak. Tinapik ni Andy ang ulo ng binata bago hinaplos ang buhok nito. "We all lied, sometimes when we need to protect ourselves or someone, but that's not the problem. It is how we face the concequences of being a liar. Lying is like betraying, it is hurting someone's feeling and broke the trust they gave. Being a liar is a part of everyone's life, and being a believer too." wika ni Andy bago iniharap sa kaniya si Krem, "You just told me that you have an illness that's why you are wearing an earphone. If you told me that you have an illness and I believed it, I will still believe you not because I trust you completely, but because I am still your friend. But don't ev

“Rowan, nagsisinungaling siya. Hindi ko magagawa ang sinasabi niya. Gumagawa lang siya ng kwento.” “Tama na, Celine, sa tingin mo ba paniniwalaan kita? Eh, napakasinungaling mo.” “Rowan, nagsasabi ako ng totoo. Wala akong alam sa sinasabi niya. Hindi ko siya sinaktan.” “Sinungaling ka! Tigilan mo na ang pagsisinungaling mo dahil hindi naman ako maniniwala sa'yo.”

Pero agad siyang napahinto ng makarinig ng malakas na pagputok. Pati ang mga tao sa paligid ay napahinto rin at takot na nagbulungan. “Tunog ba iyon ng baril?” tanong ng isang babae sa kasama nito. Hinawakan ng lalaki ang naka-angklang kamay ng babae sa braso niya at tumango. “Hindi ako pwedeng magkamali,” sabi niya. “That was a gunshot.”

" Paliwanag niya. Magkakasunod itong umiling, refusing to believe what she just said. "No, you are just-" nahirapan ito na ituloy ang dapat na sasabihin. "I am not lying, she told me that she is jealous of you and everything you had is supposed to be her." Dugtong pa niya. Magkakasunod itong umiling. "D-Don't lie," ani pa nito. "I am no-" hindi niya naituloy ang sasabihin niya dahil sa pagsigaw nito.

Doon ko nakita ang isang bagay na mas mahirap i-ignore kaysa sa kasinungalingan niya. Guilt. Pero higit pa roon… takot. Takot na mawala ako. “Luna,” bulong niya. “I didn’t mean to lie. I just—was trying to protect you.” Umikot ako ng mata. “Oh, classic. Gaslighting 101. Sabihin mo na rin ‘na para sa’kin ‘to.’” Napakunot-noo siya, pero may ngiti sa gilid ng labi niya.

“You could have lied! You could have told her something like we’re dating, or flirting, or whatever! Nakita mo ba kung pa’no tumulo ang laway no’ng talandi sa ’yo? Gosh! She could have lost her mind if you just lied!” Nakangiti lang sa pagdadabog niya ang lalaki. “But that’s better than telling her that we just met over a wrecked car, right? And what’s the point of lying? Pa’no kapag nalaman niyang nagsinungaling ka lang? You will look petty and desperate.” “I am desperate!” angil niya. Pumapadyak habang hindi alam kung saan titingin. “But certainly you’re not petty.”

she carefully asked. Palihim kong kinurot ang sarili ko upang pigilan ang sarili na magsabi ng totoong nangyari. I trust my cousin, but I respect my husband for telling me his secret. Matagal siyang nag-ipon ng lakas ng loob para sabihin sa akin ang mga sinabi niya kagabi at hindi ko iyon sasabihin sa iba na parang wala lang. I smiled and shook my head. “It was just an accident. Uhm, he fell on the stairs,” I lied.

ate Vivian suggested while she's cleaning her nails, naglalagay siya ng nail polish doon saka hinihipan. I bit my tongue inside of my mouth. White lies, I told them a white lie. Kila Dame talaga ako pupunta ngayon para sa gun firing lesson ko. Katatapos ko lang maligo, tapos ngayon ay parang nagbabago na ang isip nila mommy payagan ako. I need to convince her more. "Strict po parents nung mga kasama ko," I lied. Patawad na agad sa nasa itaas. Minsan lang 'to, promise.