Lies We Tell

Chapter 1

"Hey, Mia." My brother, Ian walked up to me as I opened my locker. "Blake and I are going to a party tonight. Do you want to come?" Ian asked.

I shook my head through an applied smile. "No, thanks. I have to work." I answered putting my books in my locker. I closed my locker looking up at him as Ian nodded lightly oblivious to the tired bags under my eyes. "Okay. Don't wait up after school I'm getting a ride-" He started until one of his friends called for him making him turn away.

"I'll see you at home." He said with a weak smile as he looked down at me again before jogging away. I let out a sigh as I hitched my book bag on my shoulder.

I have always been envious of Ian and his social life. At how many friends he had and how well he was at keeping our secrets. We've never been alike. I was a horrible liar and everyone around me could see I was hiding something. Because of that all my friends drifted apart from me after my parents died.

They could clearly see something was wrong with me from how depressed I was. How I would always skip school from being too exhausted from crying the night before. But I knew I couldn't tell anyone. We both couldn't. Or else we would end up in foster care separated and alone. Ian was all I had. I couldn't loose him too.

Counting down the months until I turned eighteen when I would finally graduate, and we wouldn't have to lie about what has really been going on in our lives.

The bell rang making me snap from my thoughts quickly leaning off my locker to start walking towards my next class. I walked into someone making me stumble backwards dropping my bag.

"God," I breathed seeing my things disheveled on the ground. "watch where you're going." I breathed annoyed bending down to pick up my things. As I stood, I noticed that the unfamiliar man was still there surprised that I spoken to him in such a way. Looking deep into his brown eyes my brain turned to jelly before he stormed off.

He just scoffed as he walked away making me roll my eyes. "Jackass." I breathed out as I continued walking to class. "Did you see the new guy?" A girl whispered behind me in class making me look up from my test. "Yes. He's absolutely delicious." Another woman whispered making me frown before I looked back down.

"I heard he got kicked out of his old school." "Who cares. He is so hot." The two girls behind me continued making me roll my eyes.

It was now the end of the school day making me relieved until I remembered I had work in a few hours. I inwardly groaned as I made my way towards the front of the school with the large crowd around me before one of my teachers walked up to me.

"Hi, Amelia. I was wondering if your parents would be participating in this years bake sale?" She asked instantly making my heart drop at the mention of them. "Uh, no. Sorry... they have a lot on their plate right now." I lied trying to push back my sadness in my voice before she smiled softly.

"Okay, no worries! We will miss them this year." Mrs. Simpson beamed before she walked away making a tear slide down my face. "Me too." I whispered to myself as I quickly wiped it away as I continued walking.

I saw the same guy that ran into me earlier as I walked towards my car. He was making out with some blonde against his car making me roll my eyes. His eyes met mine as I unlocked my car making my eyebrows crease at the ping of jealousy I felt.

His hands were roaming her back and bottom making me frown before I quickly ignored him as I slid into the driver's side of my car. Part of me missed his gaze and his eyes looking into mine but I instantly shrugged off the thought.

I didn't want to get in a relationship with any guy until college. I couldn't risk them knowing Ian and I's secret. They could blow the whole thing and get us both in serious trouble. I couldn't risk losing him.