Everyone Lies

1

You gripped the thick rim of the porcelain sink and struggled to steady your hands. "One last time." You whispered to yourself. "One last time."

Your shaking hand reached the half empty bottle of vodka, with a quick swig, you dumped it down the drain and picked up your gun. "One last time."

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The wind blew harshly against your face, making you wonder, "How did I do this for almost ten years?"

"Miss! Please get off the ledge!"

A tall dark figure made his way closer to the slick ledge.

"What do you know?" your voice was like daggers.

"I, uh, I know that suicide isn't the answer?.."

"I'm not jumping you idiot, I'm thinking."

His steps stopped. "Thinking could easily lead to jumping."

You pull the gun out of your jacket, looking at it and reminiscing the times you had spent together. "Not in my case, here I'm just forgetting and moving on. I suggest you do the same."

The figure scoffed. "Well aren't you just a dear."

You toss the gun to the ground below. Hoping that they didn't see. But it didn't matter. That was the last one. You were done.

You step down and start ushering the man to the door. "Okay buddy this is over. Bye."

The funny thing is there is a dead body behind the AC unit to our left. You gotta get rid of it, then it's over.

"Nonono I know what's happening here." he stopped abruptly.

This is bad does he really?

"You do?" your voice jumped octaves, even though you tried to hide it.

"You don't want me to go, you just want it to seem that way."

"Actually you should go."

His head swiveled and looked down at you. "It's like you're hiding a body up here, what are you so jumpy about?"

You eyes widen. Maybe if you jumped he could get blamed for a double murder.

"Well, I can tell you the truth, or a blatant lie. Your choice."

"Um the truth?"

You clicked your tongue. "Of course." You clap your hands together. "There is a dead body up here."

His eyes widen larger than yours before. "No. No?" his voice grew hesitant.

You point to the slumped foot behind the AC unit.

"Well, in that case I should probably help."

That's when it got a bit fuzzy.

He quickly grabbed your hand, causing you to snatch it away, but it was too late. You, the body, the rooftop, the moon. It was all gone.

Seated at a little table, your head craned around. This was ridiculous.

The lanky figure stood in front of the desk. "I shoulda given you a little warning, so my bad."

He took a seat beside you, and didn't look over once.

Another man entered, and sat where beanpole was just standing.

"Hi I'm Evan." his hand swayed slightly over the table. You hesitantly shook it, knowing that this could be worse. Or not?

"First of all welcome, I don't know if David introduced himself." he motioned over beside you. Not even gonna look at him nope. "Second of all, you're probably wondering why you're here, we want to offer you a job position here."