{"id":16112,"date":"2026-06-12T23:09:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T23:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=16112"},"modified":"2026-06-12T23:09:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T23:09:40","slug":"part-3-i-lied-to-my-dad-and-told-him-i-had-failed-the-entrance-exam-even-though-my-score-was-98-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=16112","title":{"rendered":"PART 3 I lied to my dad and told him I had failed the entrance exam, even though my score was 98.7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"10\">Carol grabbed Lily\u2019s hand. \u201cLet\u2019s go.\u201d But Lily pulled away. \u201cDid you sell her mom\u2019s house?\u201d Nobody answered. The answer was written all over their faces.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11\">I stepped down from the stage. The crowd parted as if I were on fire. Outside, Beverly Hills kept shining with its expensive restaurants, black SUVs, and clean sidewalks. But inside that hall, the lie smelled like cold sweat.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12\">We went to the notary office. The fake Diane was still there. She was a girl my age, with her hair dyed like mine and a fake ID on the desk. When she saw me walk in, she burst into tears. \u201cThey paid me,\u201d she said. \u201cI didn\u2019t know.\u201d Carol yelled: \u201cShut up!\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"13\">The notary was pale. On the desk lay a folder with the supposed transfer of rights for the Pasadena house. That house my mom had left protected. That house near tree-lined streets, bougainvilleas, street food carts, and the weekend farmers\u2019 market where colors, fresh produce, crafts, and Sunday noise all mixed together. The house where my mom taught me how to ride a bike. The house they wanted to turn into a plane ticket for Lily.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14\">The DA investigator reviewed the documents. Mr. Sanders handed over the will, my real ID, and the recording. He explained that a property transfer deed had to be formalized before a notary and then registered in the County Recorder\u2019s Office; it could not be done with a fake identity and a forged signature.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4718555627628568\" data-ad-slot=\"7654638398\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"filled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_4_host\"><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15\">My dad was no longer speaking. Carol was. \u201cThat house belongs to the family. She\u2019s just a child.\u201d \u201cI\u2019m eighteen,\u201d I said. \u201cAnd I have a longer memory than you have shame.\u201d My voice trembled at the end. I hated that it trembled. But I didn\u2019t stay quiet.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16\">Lily was sitting on a chair in the hallway. She was still wearing her massive, sequined party dress. She looked like an abandoned princess in a public office. She looked at me. \u201cDid I know?\u201d The question wasn\u2019t for me. It was for herself. Carol turned around furiously. \u201cI did it all for you.\u201d Lily cried. \u201cDon\u2019t use me to steal.\u201d That sentence hit Carol harder than any insult.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"17\">My dad was arrested that night for attempted fraud and use of a forged document. Carol also gave a statement. I don\u2019t know how much of what she said was the truth and how much was just to save herself.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"18\">I didn\u2019t feel victorious. I felt nauseous. At three in the morning, Aunt Susan took me to get pancakes at a 24-hour diner near Hollywood Boulevard. The city was cold. Taxis passed by like yellow fish. I held the crumpled envelope against my chest. \u201cYour mom would be proud,\u201d she said. I shook my head. \u201cMy mom would be furious.\u201d Susan gave a sad smile. \u201cThat too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"19\">The next morning, we went to Pasadena. I couldn\u2019t wait any longer. The house was closed, dusty, with peeling paint and the bougainvilleas invading the entrance as if they had been protecting it. On the corner, a woman was selling fresh pastries and coffee. Further away, you could hear street musicians and kids running toward the park.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4718555627628568\" data-ad-slot=\"6292621119\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"filled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_5_host\"><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"20\">I put the key in. I went inside. It smelled like old wood, dampness, and the past. In the living room, my mom\u2019s bookcase was still there. Her novels. Her mugs. A dried potted plant by the window. I touched the wall as if I were touching her hand.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"21\">And then I cried. Not for my dad. For her. For everything she did to leave me a safe haven and for how close they came to taking it away.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"22\">Aunt Susan let me cry on the floor. Then she pulled my mom\u2019s letter from her purse. \u201cI think you\u2019re ready to read this now.\u201d The envelope had my name written in her handwriting. \u201cDiane.\u201d I opened it carefully.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-path-to-node=\"23\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"23,0\"><i data-path-to-node=\"23,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Daughter:<\/i> <i data-path-to-node=\"23,0\" data-index-in-node=\"10\">If you\u2019re reading this, it means you\u2019re of legal age and the house is yours. I\u2019m not leaving it to you because it\u2019s worth money. I\u2019m leaving it to you because a woman needs a place where no one can kick her out.<\/i> <i data-path-to-node=\"23,0\" data-index-in-node=\"222\">Your father can be charming when he wants to be. He can also be cruel when he doesn\u2019t get his way. Don\u2019t confuse blood with love. Don\u2019t confuse a roof with a home.<\/i> <i data-path-to-node=\"23,0\" data-index-in-node=\"386\">Study. Leave. Come back. Do whatever you want with this house.<\/i> <i data-path-to-node=\"23,0\" data-index-in-node=\"449\">But never sign it away out of fear.<\/i> <i data-path-to-node=\"23,0\" data-index-in-node=\"485\">Mom.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"24\">I read the last line three times. <i data-path-to-node=\"24\" data-index-in-node=\"34\">Never sign it away out of fear.<\/i> I hugged the letter to my chest. That day I understood that my mom hadn\u2019t just left me a property. She left me a way out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"autors-widget\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"autors-container-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"25\">The investigation continued for months. There were statements, subpoenas, lawyers, and venomous messages from relatives saying that \u201ca father makes mistakes\u201d and \u201cyou don\u2019t turn on your <a class=\"google-anno\" href=\"https:\/\/life.spotlight8.com\/i-lied-to-my-dad-and-told-him-i-had-failed-the-entrance-exam-even-though-my-score-was-98-7-he-just-replied-get-out-of-the-house-i-didnt-cry-i-didnt-beg-because-i-already-kn\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSZcJJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFtWE5GeG53OWFEcVZlcHI1c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHtQtpq2TWMkErIHB8gGXKh4F92iW_cEvkvW2bTXKEgxxaANn8QUFU4ZQ4Voi_aem_wV_KDAIwUheJXi6XjRQ7Hw#\" data-google-vignette=\"false\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\">\u00a0<span class=\"google-anno-t\">family<\/span><\/a>.\u201d I blocked almost all of them. My dad was released on bail with a restraining order, keeping him away from me and the house. Carol disappeared from social media for a while. Then she came back posting motivational quotes and photos of expensive coffee, as if cynicism could be covered with makeup.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-anno-skip google-anno-sc\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" aria-label=\"Family\" data-google-vignette=\"false\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\">Family<\/div>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"26\">Lily texted me a week later. \u201cCan I see you?\u201d I thought about ignoring her. She hadn\u2019t planned the whole thing. 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