If you must lie, be brief

Cindy was not like other children, she was a lot smarter than most children her age. So many people were astonished by her incredible language skills, even her parents were surprised at how quickly she had learnt to talk. She had a lot of good qualities which she was constantly commended for but her temper was not one of them. There she was sitting in class one day when the teacher points at her to answer a question which she knew the answer to but refused to say a word because she thought the question was beneath her. She could hear the boy behind her giggle. The bell rang for break and all the children began to run outside. Cindy took the opportunity to smack the boy behind her as hard as she could and left there quickly. The boy went straight to the teacher to report and Cindy was called and asked if she really hit the boy to which she replied no. She's lying, the boy said. Cindy couldn't help but say it's your fault you got smacked, you little twit. By this time Cindy had realized she was in trouble and would be punished severely.