Professional Liar
"Yes, I admit it. I am a professional liar. I take no offense to it, you see, I've mastered the underestimated art of lying. It's been a survival mechanism, a way of life. I know it could be different, I know I could have done better. But it's all said and done now.
It began a long time ago when I was faced with the choice of suffering for the truth or sticking to the lie. And I chose the latter. A little fib here and there, and before you know it, I got so good I even bought my own stories.
Now you ask me, Why would I confess now? It's very simple: These lies weigh down on my soul. Some days I wake up and wonder about all the times I could have come clean and didn't. And it hurts. Knowledge stings more than jellyfish. But I made it through, and here I am 20 some years later. Still the same, the best kept secret around the block.
I lie for a living. It gets me out of trouble, out of working hard, out of saying how I REALLY feel about things. It does wonders for me, actually. Why would I not lie? What's the point of letting you in?
You ask me what I think, I tell you what you want to hear...not necessarily what you need to know. And it's fine. It all sounds like riddles and twists, but it's clear: I became the lie. I am the innocent, well-behaved and raised little zombie that obeys and pleases your every need and desire. And I do a damn good job, so good I become invisible sometimes, and invincible for the most part."

She took a long pause and got a cigarette from her purse. She had talked for a long while without even mentioning the murders, or the evidence against her. We sat there waiting, trying to break her silence. Then, of all sudden, she began talking again.
"You may ask yourself Why. Why did I do it? I don't really believe in remorse, in a guilty conscience. I did what I had to do, with no regrets on my part. I went ahead and lived my life, my perfect, bulletproof lie. And you might think I'm coming clean, spilling my guts, admitting my sins... but if I'm the actor, the pro, the number one bullshitter...if I've always lied, What makes you think I'm gonna start telling the truth now?"
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