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Submitted to Contest #44
I have always hated lies. I have always believed keeping secrets is the same as lying, but what if some secrets are necessary. Right now, I am standing outside my house, returning from my trip to Spain, wishing I never went. I shake my head to rid those thoughts because what happened can never be undone. As I open my front door, I hear the faint sound of whispers. I open the light and “surprise” my two best friends, Tom and Sarah, call out. “Wow, you guys really didn’t have to do this,” I said. “Are you kidding me? What kind o...
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