Addy's lies revealed from "summary" of One Of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
Four friends are implicated in the death of a fellow classmate. As each one tells their side of the story, the truth about what really happened is slowly revealed.- Addy was keeping a huge secret from everyone at Bayview High. She didn't want anybody to know of her past lies and the truth she was trying to hide. After months of denying, eventually, all her secrets were discovered by her closest peers.
- Addy's lies ran deeper when she revealed to her friends about how she managed to get enrolled in the prestigious school she attended. The truth was the whole admission process was bought by her parents using a hefty sum of money. This made students distant as they felt betrayed and taken advantage of.
- The biggest lie that Addy lived with was her family background. People around thought of her belonging to an upper-class society but in reality her parents owned a burger joint outside town. She believed if she denied this fact people would look up to her more than they already did.
- Rumors circulated everywhere as certain juvenile actions of hers were revealed. Specifically, there were reports mentioning events related to underage drinking, substance abuse and sexual misconduct. Gradually people started losing faith in Addy's revelation and discovery of layers filled with despair and manipulation started.
- To maintain her reputation and keep her falsified status intact, Addy resorted to some unorthodox means like blackmailing her fellow mates. Her threats created some awkward moments among them leading to apathetic relationships in the middle of their teenage periods.
- It was no surprise when everybody found out the real behind Addy's perfect life. It turns out, her so called wealthy lifestyle, fancy car and designer clothes were her parent's effortful investment for better future opportunities rather than anything else.
- Once, it even came to physical assault where Addy humiliated one of her bully victims beyond redemption. She caused scars and wounds which could never be healed by mere apologies or compensation.
- Everyone was flabbergasted to hear the vanity levels involving her decisions and character builds. Little did anyone know it was more of a façade than anything else. All her fables and chronicles crumbled down to a point of no returning.
