His Lie Count Stayed Zero for Five Years — Till His Assistant Came

Six months later, my performance earned me an opportunity for a long-term assignment at our East Coast office. Once I

I looked at the number above Elliot’s head. Eight. It hadn’t changed. At least those two sentences were sincere. He

Renee hadn’t posted anything new since that first post. By that evening, Renee had posted a new photo tagged in

When my flight landed in San Francisco, I looked at the zeros above the heads of the people around me

I had barely reached the airport when Elliot called again. “Are you at the airport?” “Yes.” He sounded uncertain. “Then

Three days later, Elliot left before dawn. He went to the airport and flew to Aspen with Renee, taking her

Early the next morning, after packing my things, I decided to visit the condo we’d planned to make our home

I finally fell asleep on the couch and didn’t wake until evening. Someone had draped a light blanket over me.

I could see a number floating above everyone’s head. It showed how many times that person had lied to me.