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RE: STACH Short Story Contest #27: 199 words, 5 winners, 15SB prize pool!
If you must lie, be brief
Karen could not believe what she was seeing. Alan, her brother and husband of Tina, her best friend, was kissing, passionately, Diana, one of the girls with whom she worked in the psychological care office for teenagers in Lagos.
What struck him most about the situation was how great was their passion and need to meet that they did not care to do it in the backyard of the house where he had lived with Karen since they were married for just under two years and in between from a small meeting to which he had invited the family and his closest friends to enjoy the skills that his wife has as a chef.
The surprise must have sprung up in her face, for when she returned to the living room with the rest of the guests, everyone noticed her start and immediately inquired, offering her even a glass of juice. After taking a sip, she only managed to answer:
A storm is coming.
She was lying when talking about a storm in the middle of summer or simply, the phrase allowed her to drain all the emotions.
Only time will tell.