MY LITTLE SECRET

It was my final examination and was so excited that I would become a graduate soon. In the examination hall the questions were so simple that I looked around to see if my friends also found it easy. I noticed Jane my crush wasn't writing anything so I offered to help, that was when the supervisor caught me and filled examination malpractice form for me. That was the end, No graduation for me and I had to stay back an extra year… How do I tell my parents?... I had to lie to them that I had issues with my biometrics which I needed to sort out. Few months passed and I still haven't gone back home to show them my result. I had to tell lies upon lies just to cover up my little secret when they became suspicious but one faithful day they came to visit me unannounced and that was when they realized I never graduated in the first place and it was all a lie. My parents were very disappointed because I broke their trust by lying to them…_”if you must lie, be brief”_my mom said as she left in anger.

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This is an entry to the @stach shortstory contest. See original post here
https://steemit.com/contest/@stach/stach-short-story-contest-27-199-words-5-winners-15sb-prize-pool

Word prompt - "if you must lie, be brief"