First Lie Wins

by Ashley Elston

This me I’ve created doesn’t pry. Doesn’t ask unnecessary questions. Doesn’t push for information about his friends or their companions.

The way you walk, the way you talk, the way you move your body screams more about you than anything else ever could.

All I’ve ever seen is sweet Ryan. Romantic Ryan. Fun Ryan. Scary Ryan is intriguing.

Death requires a lot of organization.

But Texas is new for me. Everything just feels different here. Bigger and louder for sure, but there’s something else to it. It’s almost culture shock.

And I remember this is not my world. I’m just a ghost who drifted through for a bit of time.

“It’s like a hangover but without the fun of getting one.”