The Girl I Lied About
Episode 1
7:42 PM — Family Group Chat
vivian (evelyn 's sister)
Evelyn, where are you?
vivian (evelyn 's sister)
Don't be late. Mom already complained twice.
Evelyn
I'm coming. Tell her to survive five more minutes.
vivian (evelyn 's sister)
😂 Good luck.
vivian (evelyn 's sister)
You look stressed
Evelyn
Because I know exactly
Evelyn
What tonight's dinner is going to be about.
vivian (evelyn 's sister)
Dating?
vivian (evelyn 's sister)
Marriage?
vivian (evelyn 's sister)
Mom?
vivian (evelyn 's sister)
😭
Evelyn
I can't do another three-hour interrogation.
vivian (evelyn 's sister)
*Just smile and nod*
Evelyn
That's what I've been doing for two years.
vivian (evelyn 's sister)
Then tonight, try something new
vivian (evelyn 's sister)
Lie
vivian (evelyn 's sister)
I'm serious
Evelyn
I'm not lying to Mom
vivian (evelyn 's sister)
You say that now
The restaurant was beautiful.
The kind of place where Evelyn automatically checked the menu prices twice before ordering anything.
She sat beside Vivian at the long family table, surrounded by warm golden lights, expensive plates, quiet conversations, and the uncomfortable feeling that she had somehow walked into an interview.
Evelyn barely touched her food.
Episode 2
Evelyn mother
Evelyn, how is work going?
Evelyn
It's work, Mom. Not a romantic comedy.
Vivian covered her smile with her glass.
Evelyn mother
I'm asking because you never tell us anything
Evelyn
There's nothing interesting to tell
Evelyn mother
And your social life?
There it was
The question she had been waiting for.
Evelyn
It's the only answer I have
vivian (evelyn 's sister)
Mom, let her eat
Evelyn mother
I'm just asking
Evelyn
And I'm just answering
For a few seconds, everyone returned to their food.
Evelyn mother
Actually, there's someone I wanted you to meet next weekend.
She slowly put her fork down.
Evelyn mother
You don't even know what I'm going to say
Evelyn
I know exactly what you're going to say.
Evelyn mother
She's intelligent
Evelyn mother
She works in finance.
Evelyn mother
She's polite.
Evelyn mother
Very successful
Evelyn
Congratulations to her.
vivian (evelyn 's sister)
Evelyn, you're making it worse.
Evelyn
I'm trying to survive
Her mother gave her a warning look.
Evelyn mother
I'm only trying to help.
Evelyn's smile disappeared
Evelyn
You've been trying to help for two years.
Evelyn mother
Because you're still single.
Episode 3
Evelyn
What exactly am I supposed to do?
Evelyn
Then why does every family dinner become an investigation into my love life?
Her father finally looked up from his phone.
Evelyn father
Your mother isn't asking you to marry anyone tomorrow.
Evelyn
It certainly feels like it
Evelyn father
She's just worried about you.
She looked directly at her mother.
Evelyn
You talk like I'm forty-six.
Vivian quietly whispered—
vivian (evelyn 's sister)
She's got a point.
Evelyn mother
Everyone in this family is settled.
Evelyn
My cousins are dating.
Evelyn mother
You're alone
That word hit harder than Evelyn expected.
She looked down at her plate.
For a moment, she didn't know what to say.
As if being single meant something was wrong with her
As if her life was incomplete because there wasn't another person sitting beside her.
Evelyn mother
You don't have to marry anyone. Just let us know there's someone in your life.
She was going to explain that she was perfectly happy
She was going to tell her mother to stop worrying..
Evelyn
I already have someone.
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