Saturday Stories #12 A scene where one person is questioning if another is lying

Rediscover a love for fiction, because stories can change the world

These fiction stories are unedited, unfiltered, and written in 15-25 minutes. Please be aware that they may contain intense material related to emotional healing, trauma recovery, and redirected fears.

Note: there are sounds of sirens and dogs howling in the audio- the audio can be accessed at the end of the story.

Written June 17, 2013 at the Berkeley Creative Living Center

“Where were you? Why are you back so late?” The mother asked her 15-year old daughter.

“The bus was late,” the daughter said. She was fidgeting with her hands and twisting her toe around in the carpet.

“The bus was three hours late?”

“Well first the bus was late and I went to find a pay phone to call and tell you I was going to be late.”

“A pay phone?”

“Yeah, I couldn’t use my phone because the battery died. So, while I was finding the phone the bus came. I ran to catch it before I had time to call.” Her eyes were shifty, blue eyes, darting around.

“That doesn’t make up for three hours.”

“Well it takes an hour between buses…