Next Lie: Permanent

A new anonymous app appeared on my phone: TRUTH/24 It had one button:

“Scan.” I tested it on my friend asking if he liked my drawing. The app said:

“He will lie in 2 minutes.” Exactly two minutes later, he said,

“Yeah it’s great!” Clearly a lie. The app was predicting lies before they happened.

Then I scanned myself. It said: “You will lie at 18:43.” I had no reason

to. But at 18:43, my mom asked if I was okay. And a lie slipped

out: “Yeah, I’m fine.” The app buzzed again: “You will lie again

tomorrow.” The next scan said: “Next lie: permanent.” I don’t know what that means—