One Mistake, and the World Called Her a Liar

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Her name is Reha.

She wasn’t a bad person. Not even close.
But one mistake, one moment of fear, one lie…
and the world decided who she was — forever.

🌧️ Where It All Started

Rhea never meant to become someone others couldn’t trust.

She had a past.
A few things she never told anyone.
Some things were too painful,
some were too complicated,
and some were just better left unsaid.

So when she met people in her life — friends, family, even her love —
she didn’t always tell the whole truth.

Not because she wanted to cheat them…
but because she didn’t want to lose them.

And once, that fear became a lie.

💬 The Lie That Changed Everything

She lied about something small at first —
just to avoid being judged.
But like most lies, it became a web.

And before she knew it,

her truth didn’t matter anymore.

Because people don’t wait for explanations — they pick labels.

“She’s fake.”
“You can’t trust her.”
“She’s always been like that.”

No one asked why she lied.
No one remembered everything else she had done for them.

They only remembered the one thing she got wrong.

🧱 Family — Quick to Judge, Slow to Understand

Her family was traditional.
They believed respect and obedience were everything.

When Rhea hid something,
it was out of fear — fear of disappointing them.
But they didn’t want to hear her side.

They just called her a liar.
No second chance. No space for emotion.

Even when she cried and tried to explain,
their silence said more than words ever could.

🧍‍♀️ Friends — Only If You Stay Perfect

Her friends?
They loved the Rhea who was funny, helpful, and always there.

But the moment she messed up —
they didn’t even pause.

One by one, they left.
No goodbye. No questions. Just assumptions.

The worst part?
Some of them lied too, but never got caught.

But Rhea?
She was labeled.
And labels stick longer than memories.

💔 Love — The Place She Hoped Was Safe

He was the one person who knew everything about her past.
She had shared her deepest truths with him —
except one.

One thing she was still healing from.
One thing she wasn’t ready to say yet.

So she hid it.
He found out.
And everything changed.

“You’re a liar.”
“I thought you were different.”
“You’ve fooled me.”

He didn’t ask why.
He didn’t try to understand.

He just left her with words that burned like scars.

💭 What They Didn’t Know…

No one saw the nights Rhea stayed up crying.
No one noticed how quiet she became.
No one knew how heavy it is to carry guilt that never gets forgiven.

She wasn’t perfect.
But she wasn’t evil either.

She was just… a human being who didn’t know how to handle her pain.

🔁 The Cycle

Now, when Rhea meets someone new, she thinks:

“Should I tell them everything?”
“What if they leave too?”
“What if I’m too much?”
“What if I lie again just to survive?”

And that fear?
That survival instinct?
Still haunts her.

Because once the world calls you a liar,
you stop trusting your own voice.

🌸 But Here’s the Truth

Rhea may have lied once.
But she also:

• loved truly

• gave endlessly

• showed up even when breaking inside

• stood by others when they fell

But people forget that.
They only remember the mistake.

And that’s what hurts the most.

💬 Questions Rhea Asks Herself:

• Why does one lie become bigger than all my honesty?

• Why is forgiveness so rare, and judgment so quick?

• Why do people act like they’ve never made mistakes?

She still doesn’t know the answers.
But now, she’s trying to forgive herself —
because if the world won’t give her a second chance…
she has to give it to herself.

🖋️ By Suhani — for everyone who’s been misunderstood,

but still deserves to be heard.