"Well that sounds a little redundant," Sawyer joked when Kitty mentioned Truth or Lie. It was getting late and the candle was burning out, no matter what he said.
"It's not really. See the truth part is just like truth or dare but the lie part is special."
"Special how?"
"How about we figure it out by example? Truth or Lie Sawyer?"
"Alright fine. Lie."
Kitty giggled a true giggle, the first real laugh Sawyer had heard since he dragged her up onto the beach cold and more than half dead in his arms.
It sounds nice.
"Why did the belly button gnomes take all of your blue ink pens but now your black ones?" she giggled again at her own nonsense and tried to calm down so she could hear his answer.
"…" Sawyer didn't get it, "What the hell?"
"The point is to say something so absurd the answer has to be a lie, in a way the question should be a lie too."
"Okay… the bell button gnomes… took all of my blue pens because… the black ones gave me crabs…?"
"Good!" Kitty giggled again, "Some pointless sexual innuendo at the end there but it's a good start."
Sawyer smiled and her laughs and said, "Alright, so it's my turn, Truth or Lie Kitty Cat?"
"Truth."
"Who's this boyfriend you never mentioned before?"
"A guy, it's stupid, it's not like he's going to come and find me out here so, what's the point?
"So you're single?"
Kitty gave him an incredulous look.
What the hell…?
"What are you getting at?" she didn't want the answer so said quickly, "forget it, truth or lie?"
"Truth."
"What are you getting at?" she decided that she did want the answer.
"Well you gotta admit theres slim pickins on the beach. Even more so in the caves, cute girl washes up on the beach and moves in, what am I supposed to think? … truth or lie?"
He thinks I'm cute? But I'm all screwed up. All the scars, I tried to drown myself in front of him, I attacked him. Why?
"Truth."
"Do you think I'm cute?"
Kitty gave him another look that seemed to say, "What are you insane!"
"I… guess…"
"Now come on I want a real answer. Don't feel like you have to lie to spare my feelings."
"You are attractive. I just… I still… I'm still in love with my boyfriend." She looked and apparently found the ground next to her right foot very interesting. She didn't make eye contact with him again, or if she did he couldn't see because the light did burn out, "Truth or lie?" she asked coldly.
"Truth."
"Where should I sleep?"
"You stay here, I'll go outside."
She heard his clothes rustling against the sand as he got up and the cloth door whip closed. Kitty didn't even try to find the blankets she had laid down earlier that evening, just lied herself down and cried.
I couldn't drown in the ocean, but I might just drown in all these damned tears. Why can't I stop! Why won't IT stop!