The Fake Graduate
I failed out of college at 18. Went back at 22. One semster short of graduating and I fail out…again. Don’t really want to tell my friends and family I screwed the pooch twice, so I continue “my last semester” as though everything was great.
Even concinced my parents that “walking the line” was stupid and would take 5 hours to complete. They bought it, so now that I “have my degree”, I begin searching for jobs like any normal college graduate.
Applying for jobs, and really can’t put down on applications that I have a degree because…well I don’t. (This entire time, from my second fail out, all I do everyday is try and keep up with the lies and stories I’ve told to all the curious family and friends.)
I finally have to make up a job that I’m going to every morning, because why shouldn’t a smart, hard working, COLLEGE EDUCATED young man not have a job?!?! RIGHT!?!?
Eventually it all came falling down on me and the truth was revealed about my web of lies and deceit. Other than losing the trust of those closest to me, the weight of the world was lifted from my mind as I was able to go back to living ONE honest life, and not two lives of lies. Story credit: Reddit / AlfalfaMail