Around June I had to make a decision on where I wanted to go to for vacation. I had several options. There was Japan, China or the Philippines. I had options and plans for any one of those places. I was on the fence on all three. I started to talk to my parents and my brother on where I could possibly go to for vacation. They of course pushed for me to come home. I was not completely sold on coming back so soon just for a quick visit. I was concerned that I was going to stay home rather then come back to South Korea. I think that is what my family wanted to happen too secretly. So I discussed the idea with my brother over an over. My parents kept on pushing and offering bribes for me to come home. Eventually I decided to come home. I wanted to make it a surprise to everyone. The issue was that my parents kept track of my bills, so I did not want them to be alerted with a ticket purchase for America. I asked my brother to pay for me so that I can pretend I had other plans for my parents. I bought my tickets and that is when the lies began. My parents initially thought I was going to the Philippines. I would have used that lie to sell the idea, but I have too much family there and my parents would have used all their contacts to help me find a place to sleep. So I told them I was going to spend 2 weeks in Japan. I thought that just telling them that would be enough of a cover story, I was wrong. Once I I sold them the idea, they wanted an itinerary for my trip. I did not know how or to show them a fake itinerary. So for a couple of weeks I played the card of I want to be independent. I booked my flight for August 1, so my I thought I could keep it up for a little while. I kept the lie alive for 2 or 3 weeks. They kept on insisting on the itinerary. I kept on insisting on not telling them at all. I got into a couple of verbal discussions with my parents about it. As August came closer my parents started not to believe the lies I told them. They started to suspect I was coming home.
It was nearly a week before I had planned to come home. My father had jokingly said that he knew what I had planning. I asked him what. He told me that he knew I was coming home. I told him that it was not true. This is the part where I knew my cover was blown. So I decided to make a new lie on top of the old lie. I asked my father if he wanted to know the truth, he said yes. This is the part where I had to make up a bigger harder lie. I told him that I met a girl. I told them that she and I will travel South Korea together. I had to make up her name, where she was teaching, where she was from, how we met and where we plan to go. I had to create this lie very early in the morning to my father. Once I set that lie, he lectured me about having a "special" friend. Then he went off to work. I was not surprised to get a call from my mother. She started asking me about my plans in Japan, as if she didn't speak to my father about my new "special" friend. I played along with her, then she started to ask about this new friend. I told her what I told my father about the girl. Since it was early morning all of my head was not in the game. I mixed up the state that she was from, but they both bought the lie. Then I received an email from the both of them. They bought tickets to visit me in South Korea in September. I kept the lie going for almost 2 months. I told my father not to buy tickets until November. Then they go and buy tickets 2 days before I come home. My brother instantly called me. He and I spoke about various options. We decided that nothing could be done and that they could try to cancel when I get home. So I wait until my flight to home.
I will take a break for now. There are many stories ahead starting at the airport.
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The End (for now)
The tangled webs we weave when we first deceive.
-Cezar-
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