The Ripple Effect: Lies
In her head she was someone else and
had a far more interesting life. She could afford all the luxuries and travel
widely. She had a handsome boyfriend who loved her to bits. Her wish was his
command. They ate at the finest restaurants and mixed with the crème de la
crème.
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Eeii, as for her clothes, shoes, bags
and jewelry don’t go there oh! She wore only designer, big brand names. The
price tag didn’t matter to her or so it seemed. She always posted such lovely
pictures on Facebook, Flickr and Instagram. She was living the dream of most
girls. The kind of fairytale lifestyle where every wish of hers was granted.
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She was full of stories every time
she met or hanged out with her friends. She looked the part too because she was
always dressed as though she had stepped out of a fashion magazine. Babe has got
style and that is undisputed. So when she talks of her shopping trip to London,
her Christmas vacations spent in New Jersey or her romantic dinner in Dubai, it
is only right to believe her. When she spoke of meeting celebrities one had to
believe her. Babe has got style with a fake accent, lady poise and
sweetness.
For years as a student on campus she
had managed to keep the character going. No one suspected that she could be
lying. Then during a vacation when she said she would be in China, John met her
in a small town. She looked so different that he almost didn’t recognize her
until he heard someone mention that she was a student at his university.
He sought her out and she talked
about how her trip to China got cancelled because her mum thought she was being
extravagant and so sent her to the village to learn about what it means to be
poor. Although others told him otherwise John found her explanation plausible.
Then he saw her on the streets buying second
hand clothes but she said she was buying them to donate to charity.
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Then one day he asked to visit her
house and after much excuses she agrees to take him but said he couldn’t enter
because her dad was strict. He drove her to the address she had given him and
pointed out her house to him. John opened his mouth stunned. The house wasn’t a
house but a mansion! He turned to her and asked, “Are you sure this is your
house?” She answered “Yes”. “That cant be your house,” John replied. “But it is,
I told you my folks are really rich.” “I see, but that can’t be your house
because that is my parents house!”
LOL, Be who you are not the stories
and fairy tales you enact and imagine in your head. Being you is cool. Share and
tag your friends. Let me know your thoughts in the comment section.
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