The Cleanest Lie
Language: en
Before the SATs, my mom had one rule: no washing our hair. She firmly believed that shampoo would wash away all the knowledge in our brains. I didn't buy it, but my twin sister, Lily, obeyed without question. Later, Lily became the laughingstock of the school. They said her hair was dirtier than a pigsty. Crying, she begged me to take her to a salon. As a result, she bombed the SATs. When Mom demanded answers, Lily blamed me: "If my sister hadn't made me wash my hair, I would have been valedictorian!" In a fit of rage, she pushed me into the river. When I opened my eyes again, I…