Primeval drabble: Lies I Tell Myself

[knitekat]

Title: Lies I Tell Myself

Author: knitekat

Word Count: 100

Characters: James Lester

Rating: 12

Disclaimer: Primeval belongs to Impossible Pictures. Certainly not me. Writing for fun and will replace.

A/N: For the P100 Challenge No. 163 Lies. Angst. Thanks to Fred for the beta.

Lester sighed. When had his whole life became about lies?

He could convince himself those he told the public were necessary for the greater good, that they prevented panic and disorder.

The lies he told his staff were harder to justify, but he'd been told they were necessary and so he lied with a heavy heart.

The lies he told his family kept him awake at night, even as he told himself he did it to protect them.

He told himself they would understand if they discovered the truth, but he had to wonder if he was lying to himself.

Comments

[lukadreaming.livejournal.com]

Erk! Horribly accurate, I suspect. I don't envy Lester his job . . .

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Thanks and I suspect you would be correct in your suspicions.