Title:
The Truth of a
Liar
Author:
Cassie Graham
Release
Date: Oct 20, 2015
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“Life doesn’t
always go according to plan. In fact, it has a nasty habit of veering
off the map. So when my job led me to New York City, something extraordinary
happened…her script merged with
mine.”
Hadley
Theater, New York City, New York - Night
ENTER STAGE
LEFT-Rowan Townsend, a twenty-nine year old Broadway starlet, strolls onto the
dark, ominous stage. The bright spotlight finds her and she smiles broadly, her
body buzzing in
anticipation.
Rowan
Serendipity
is a funny thing, isn’t it? It jumps out from behind the bushes and
offers an unbelievable chance at happiness. It’s hopeful and
intriguing, and maybe even a little
terrifying.
ENTER STAGE
RIGHT-Lark Hawthorne, a striking twenty-nine year old FBI agent and
self-proclaimed liar, marches to Rowan and grabs her arm, coaxing her
off stage.
Lark
Rowan,
what are you doing? We need to leave. It’s not safe
here.
Rowan and Lark look
out into the audience and a menacing shadow in the back of the theater catches
their eyes. Her eyes expand in panic and he grips her hand tighter, offering
reassurance.
Lark
It’s
now or never. Are you
ready?
EXIT STAGE RIGHT.
Fade to black.
It’s
been almost ten years since I’ve come face to face with the person
who ruined my one shot at going to my dream college, and even now, a punch in
the gut seems more appropriate than an off-hand hello or kind pleasantries. But
as I watch Lark look me over, I can tell he doesn’t recognize me. In
the years since high school, I’ve lost forty-five pounds and
straightened my teeth, not to mention, I’ve got a boatload
self-confidence. I replaced the Old Rowan with a new shinier
version.
“Umm,”
I stumble.
“Hi.”
Why am I
the first to speak?
Lark clears his
throat and motions for me to enter the room. I move past him as quickly as possible,
making sure not to touch him in any way and stand at the head of the table.
Three additional men stand as I enter the room, each giving me an earnest
smile.
“Hello,
Rowan,” a man with a thick British accent greets me with the twitch
of his lips. He’s got animated features, his brown eyes big and
playful. “My name is Liam Hunter, this is Chris Asher,” he
says, pointing to a red headed man with a full beard, then moves to another man
with opaque black hair and piercing golden eyes. “And Evan
Carter.”
Is it now
a “thing” for the FBI to hire hot men? They are
all tan, muscular and unbearably good-looking. Lark included and that really
pisses me off.
“We all
know why we are here,” Liam states, getting down to business.
“From now on, we’ll be your shadows. For the most part,
you’ll only see Mr. Hawthorne or myself.”
Great…Lark Hawthorne will be around me every second of
every day for the next however many days? I’m so not okay with
this.
Cassie Graham is
first and foremost, a wife and mother. She has one crazy daughter and a just as
nutters husband that she loves dearly. She lives in sunny--all be it, scorching
Arizona, where the summers are ridiculously hot and the winters are perfection.
She'd pick winter any day.
Cassie went to school to be a teacher, but quit to become a
proud military wife in 2010. During that time, she found her passion to write.
Being a loud and proud choir girl in school, she needed another creative outlet
and writing seemed like the perfect fit.
If Cassie isn't writing, she's more than
likely cooking for her family or has her nose buried deep in a book. She finds
inspiration in all things. Movies, music, and life fuel her characters lives,
and she wouldn't have it any other
way.
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