Jason Brooks
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And he wasn't about to tell her where he lived.
Baltimore.
He lied.
Her eyes lit up.
Great.
You single?
Married.
He lied again.
To his surprise, the woman seemed pleased by his reply.
Kids?
A boy and a girl.
Jason had never been good at lying.
He couldn't help the way his voice went up like he was asking a question.
He stopped playing poker a long time ago.
But the woman was either clueless or didn't care that he was lying.
In fact, the more he made up about his life, the happier she seemed.
The elevator ride lasted far longer than it should have, and by the time the doors finally opened, Jason had concocted a fake life complete with a sick mother-in-law and a beagle named Joey.
He stepped into the hallway and turned around to wave goodbye, but the woman was gone.
Goosebumps rose on his arms, and they stayed there as he traversed the hallway.
A glance at his room key made him even more confused.