Lie To Me

Michael Addison was a supervisor in title only, as he had no subordinates. As time went on, he became more and more reluctant to say so. He told people he had ten people under him, then it was fifteen, and as lying became easier and easier, it became fifty. The ability to create a new persona became a drug and his tales became more grandiose. He made up a family, a loving wife, cute kids, a collie. In his stories, he got promoted time and time again. Eventually, he said he quit and joined the CIA and demanded people call him Special Agent Addison. Soon the time he spent covering his tracks became time consuming. He recorded new outgoing messages on his answering machine to include his new family. He bought a fake badge and gun complete with shoulder holster. He was like a chicken with his head cut off, scampering all over just to keep up appearances and maintain his fantasy life. But he would have all the time he would need for fabricating stories when he was let go from his non-supervising supervisor job.