Half Truths
Claire Contreras
You’ve heard of these groups – the secretive ones that only the crème de la crème are invited into, the ones outsiders speculate about for centuries – I’m the second in my family invited to attend, but to them, I’m fresh meat. New blood. New money, too.
They think they’ll elbow past me, that I’m here for their amusement, for them to walk all over, they’ll find out soon enough that I’m not.
I may look like one of them, with my designer bags and clothes straight from the Parisian runways, but I’m not. I’m here for answers, to take revenge for blood spilled on their centuries-old Persian rugs.
I transferred here in search for answers about what happened to my older brother, who hightailed out of here, and my friend who seemingly disappeared into thin air. I certainly wasn’t here for the attention of the star hockey player, regardless of how much he willed my eyes his way. I wasn’t here for his scrutiny or his judgment or to read into his mysterious aura. I was here for the society, because only they held the answers I needed. That was, until I found out that in order to get those answers, I needed to go through him. He’s saying if I want in, I have to play by their rules, follow their lead.
It’s a game I’m willing to play.
I may be the second person I know of to be invited into their society, but I’ll be the first to make it out intact.
Duration - 10h 17m.
Author - Claire Contreras.
Narrator - Aaron Shedlock.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2019 CLAIRE CONTERAS ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
You’ve heard of these groups – the secretive ones that only the crème de la crème are invited into, the ones outsiders speculate about for centuries – I’m the second in my family invited to attend, but to them, I’m fresh meat. New blood. New money, too. They think they’ll elbow past me, that I’m here for their amusement, for them to walk all over, they’ll find out soon enough that I’m not. I may look like one of them, with my designer bags and clothes straight from the Parisian runways, but I’m not. I’m here for answers, to take revenge for blood spilled on their centuries-old Persian rugs. I transferred here in search for answers about what happened to my older brother, who hightailed out of here, and my friend who seemingly disappeared into thin air. I certainly wasn’t here for the attention of the star hockey player, regardless of how much he willed my eyes his way. I wasn’t here for his scrutiny or his judgment or to read into his mysterious aura. I was here for the society, because only they held the answers I needed. That was, until I found out that in order to get those answers, I needed to go through him. He’s saying if I want in, I have to play by their rules, follow their lead. It’s a game I’m willing to play. I may be the second person I know of to be invited into their society, but I’ll be the first to make it out intact. Duration - 10h 17m. Author - Claire Contreras. Narrator - Aaron Shedlock. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2019 CLAIRE CONTERAS ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:10
Preface
Duration:00:00:23
Prologue
Duration:00:02:57
Chapter 1
Duration:00:19:31
Chapter 2
Duration:00:08:55
Chapter 3
Duration:00:18:40
Chapter 4
Duration:00:29:59
Chapter 5
Duration:00:11:05
Chapter 6
Duration:00:04:39
Chapter 7
Duration:00:18:57
Chapter 8
Duration:00:19:04
Chapter 9
Duration:00:06:57
Chapter 10
Duration:00:02:26
Chapter 11
Duration:00:13:44
Chapter 12
Duration:00:17:22
Chapter 13
Duration:00:10:09
Chapter 14
Duration:00:11:51
Chapter 15
Duration:00:05:16
Chapter 16
Duration:00:06:20
Chapter 17
Duration:00:17:01
Chapter 18
Duration:00:07:27
Chapter 19
Duration:00:09:10
Chapter 20
Duration:00:12:48
Chapter 21
Duration:00:05:04
Chapter 22
Duration:00:17:13
Chapter 23
Duration:00:24:04
Chapter 24
Duration:00:22:37
Chapter 25
Duration:00:04:52
Chapter 26
Duration:00:13:14
Chapter 27
Duration:00:11:54
Chapter 28
Duration:00:03:27
Chapter 29
Duration:00:16:58
Chapter 30
Duration:00:08:20
Chapter 31
Duration:00:15:24
Chapter 32
Duration:00:15:13
Chapter 33
Duration:00:14:12
Chapter 34
Duration:00:11:25
Chapter 35
Duration:00:10:19
Chapter 36
Duration:00:30:40
Chapter 37
Duration:00:12:55
Chapter 38
Duration:00:17:14
Chapter 39
Duration:00:07:57
Chapter 40
Duration:00:07:48
Chapter 41
Duration:00:16:00
Chapter 42
Duration:00:02:22
Chapter 43
Duration:00:19:36
Chapter 44
Duration:00:02:47
Chapter 45
Duration:00:03:04
Chapter 46
Duration:00:14:40
Chapter 47
Duration:00:07:04
Chapter 48
Duration:00:17:55
Chapter 49
Duration:00:05:16
Epilogue
Duration:00:02:38
Closing Credits
Duration:00:00:41