From One Lie To Another.

There is something about lies ehn… no matter how small you think it is, it always has a way of growing bigger than you planned, and the funny thing is, most of the time, it even starts from something very simple, this particular one involved me and my friend, Mariam
So this was how everything started.

Mariam had been planning this small hangout for days, nothing too serious, just something chill where a few of us would meet, gist, eat, and relax, from the way she was talking about it, you could tell she was really looking forward to it, “Treasuree, you must come oh,” she said one afternoon, “No excuse this time.”

i laughed, “I will come na, don’t worry", but omo… when that day finally came, my body said something else entirely, I was tired, like proper tired, the kind where even getting up from bed feels like work, all I wanted to do was just lie down, press my phone small, maybe watch something and sleep, but I had already told Mariam I would come, So instead of just telling her the truth like a normal person, what did I do?

I lied.
I sent her a message

“Mariam, I am not feeling well today, I don’t think I can make it.”

Simple lie.
Sharp and straight
She replied almost immediately

“Ahh! What’s wrong? Since when?”
Ahn ahn… I knew I had entered something.
I quickly typed back, “Just small headache and body pain, I will be fine.”
That was stage two, a few minutes later, she called me, I picked up, already adjusting my voice small

“Hello…”
“Treasuree! You sound weak o,” Mariam said. “Have you taken anything?”
“Yes na,” I replied. “I have taken drugs, I am just resting now" omo, see me forming patient in my own house
She continued, “Please take care of yourself oh. If it gets worse, let me know.”

“I will,” I said.
We ended the call, and I just dropped my phone and started laughing, because tell me why I was perfectly fine, but now acting like I was seriously sick, later that evening, I was feeling bored and decided to scroll through my phone, next thing, I almost posted a funny video on my status.
Then I paused.
“Wait oh… if Mariam sees this, won’t she know I’m fine?”
I quickly cancelled it.

At that point, I realized I was now managing a lie I didn’t even need.
Not long after, Mariam sent another message.

“How are you feeling now?”
Ahn ahn
I replied, “Better small, still resting.”
Omo, the lie was now demanding maintenance.

The next day, when I finally saw Mariam, she came to meet me with full concern.
“Are you okay now? You scared me yesterday oh.”
I just smiled “I’m fine now, thank you.”
But deep down, I just knew I stressed myself for nothing.
Because if I had simply said, “Mariam, I am tired and I don’t feel like coming out,” that would have been the end of it, Yes, she might have complained small, but at least I would have been free

No fake headache
No fake body pain
No acting

That experience really taught me something, sometimes we lie because we think it is easier, but it actually makes things more complicated, one small lie, and you will have to keep supporting it so it does not fall apart,since that day, I have been trying to be more honest in situations like that, If I am not in the mood, I will just say it, If I can not make it, I will explain it simply, because honestly, peace of mind is very important, and me, I donnot have the strength to be managing unnecessary lies again

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