The Adventures of Azalea and Twig (book 6)

Chapter 35

     Molly's phone rang again, and she declined it.

     "You can't just ignore her forever," Poppy said, as the phone began to ring again.

     "Not forever," Molly said, declining the call. "Just until I go off to college, so she can no longer ground me."

     The phone rang again, and she sighed, just ignoring it.

     "You need to answer," Poppy told Molly. "She's your mom. She's probably worried sick about you."

     "I can't. I don't know what to say," Molly sighed.

     "Like I said..." Barb said. "Lie."

     "Again with the lying, Barb!?" Poppy yelled.
"When you broke my troll gem..." Branch said, naming another thing she lied about. She glared at him, angrily.

     "When you pretended to be in danger just to throw Gust a surprise party," Barb said, joining in the list. "When you threw a birthday party for me and Bridget on the same day," Branch continued.
"When you hid the fact you where planing Val's kick off party," Barb said.
"When you trapped all the trolls in the fun forum to make them bond with their buddies," Branch said.
"When you lied to Val about not missing Lord Prickles," Barb said.
"When you lied to Holly about liking the big hairdo she gave you," Branch said. "And then you told her that I made you lose that hairdo, which made her guilt trip me..." He shivered at the thought of the guilt trip. "So cold..." he shuddered.
"When you..." Barb continued the list, but was interrupted by Poppy.

     "STOP!" Poppy yelled.

     Both Branch and Barb stopped giving examples, turning to look at Poppy.

     "I get it, ok!? I lie a lot! Give me a break!" She crossed her arms, pouting.

     Molly's phone began to ring again.

     "Lie to her... lie to her..." Barb chanted at Molly.
"No, Molly. Don't do it," Poppy encouraged.
"Lie to her... lie to her..." Barb continued.

     "Barb! Knock it off! Branch... make her stop!" Poppy begged.

     Branch shrugged, and then joined Barb.

     "Lie to her... lie to her... lie to her..." they both chanted together.

     Poppy sighed, facepalming, as she shook her head, slightly.

     "Well... if you can't beat em..."

     She looked up at Molly, joining in the chant.

     "Lie to her... lie to her... lie to her... lie to her..." the three of them chanted together.

     Molly chuckled, quietly, shaking her head, slightly.

     "Ok... ok..." she laughed. "I'll lie."
"Yay!" the three trolls cheered.

     "Wait... what am I saying?" Poppy said, realizing she had been sucked into the evil. "No, Molly! Don't..."

     It was too late. Molly had already picked up the phone.

     "Hey mom," Molly said, holding the phone out on speaker.
"Where on earth have you been!?" he mom yelled out.
"Sorry, mom. I'm at a friend's house. Sleeping over for the next couple of days."
"And you couldn't of told me that, before you gave me a heart attack!?"
"I sent a text," Molly lied. "Just must not of gone through."

     "Let me talk to this kid's mom," Molly's mom finally said.

     Molly's eyes widened, as she looked at the trolls.

     "Oh... well... ok... hold on a sec, mom."

     She turned off speaker phone, whispering to the trolls.

     "What do I do now!?" she asked in a whisper.
"Popsqueek will talk to her," Barb said with a smirk.

     "Me!? But... but... why me!?" Poppy asked, not wanting to do it.

     "You have the most lying experience," Barb said.
"I do not!" Poppy yelled.

     "When you lied to Synth about the gloop..." Barb said, starting to list off her lies again. "When you said you wanted to help me with my chore list, but really you just wanted to trick me into giving you a smiley face for the royal review," Branch said.
"When you lied..."

     "Enough! I'll do it ok!?" Poppy yelled. "Just give me the dumb phone..."

     "Wow Popsqueek... never seen you this angry before..." Barb said. "Respect..."

     Molly handed the phone to Poppy, who placed it up to her ear, struggling to hold it steady, since it was bigger than she was.

     "Hello. This is Molly's friend's mom," Poppy lied into the phone.

     Barb chuckled, quietly, and Poppy glared at her, so that she would stop.

     "Molly will be staying at my house for the next few days," Poppy continued. "Yep... yep... I will. Ok. Ok? ok. Bye."

     She hung up the phone, Molly taking it back.

     "What did she say?" Molly asked.
"She totally believed me," Poppy said with an evil smirk. "She won't be calling you anymore."

     "Nice work Popcorn," Barb praised, giving her a noogie. "Now we can add another lie to the list."

     Poppy glared at her.

     "Admit it, Pinkie," Barb said, playfully punching Poppy's arm. "You enjoyed it. Lying is fun!"

     Poppy crossed her arms, looking away, and then shrugged.

     "What ever..." Poppy said, with a slight grin, as she rolled her eyes, playfully.

     "That's the spirit! Let's tell more lies! Hey Branch..."

     Branch looked at Barb, confused.

     "You are the smartest... most handsome... bravest.... And coolest troll in the world."

     He smiled slightly.

     "Gee... thanks Barb, but I..."

     "See..." Barb interrupted. "Lying is so fun!" She laughed, and Branch glared at her, as he crossed his arms.

     "Yeah..." he mumbled, sarcastically. "So fun..."