What I Did

Sometimes it’s not a bad thing to lie for good reasons, but lately, it seems like everyone is lying because it’s a usual thing to do.

In the morning, my mom and I went to school. We went to tell the Principal about my absence after my suspension. The man knew more than we knew.

“What pleasure do we you, Ma`am?” he said.

“To apologize for my absence of the past few weeks, sir!”

“Oh, you are the serial- killer who has been trending for the past few weeks?”

“A serial- killer?” asked mom, “Mr. Principal, what are you talking about?”

“Wait, aren’t you the boy who`s been arrested?”

“We hear that from you, sir.”

“Alright, where have you been then?”

“My child was kidnapped by whatever monster it was. They threatened us with his life so we could give them the ransomed.” She cried.

“I`m so sorr