Never Lie

by Freida McFadden

I’m impressed he figured it out, having never been here before.

girl youre literally ignoring the red flags

He’s already calling me “nutty” and blaming pregnancy hormones.

RED FLAG

“Fine,” I grunt. “Don’t believe me.” “It’s not that I don’t believe you…” “Hmm. Isn’t that exactly what this is?” “I just think…” He reaches for me again and I reluctantly allow him to put his arm around my shoulders. “You’re under a lot of stress right now. I mean, we’re stranded here without phone service. And your body is in the middle of making an entire other person. I don’t blame you for feeling tense. Also…” He rubs his hand up and down my arm, which I now realize is covered in goosebumps. “You’re freezing.”

RED. FLAG.

“I’m glad you checked. But how did you know that? We don’t have any Internet.” He hesitates for a beat. “I didn’t read it today, obviously. I read it before. Like a long time ago. I just remembered it.” “Oh.”

red flag #75

I believe that any human being is capable of terrible things if you push them hard enough.

“Well, what do you want me to do?” “Oh, I think you know, Patricia.”

youre actually joking

I had to do what she asked of me. I had no choice.

I realized Patricia was lying to me during her very first appointment. Not to say that she wasn’t a skilled liar because she is. She puts on quite the show. But I’m even more skilled at picking out the cues that somebody is untruthful. Like EJ, Patricia has a tell. When she’s going to lie, she crosses her right leg over her left.

After all, my mother always said that the only way two people can keep a secret is if one of them is dead.