
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
Duración:00:00:10
Preface
Duración:00:00:23
Prologue
Duración:00:02:57
Chapter 1
Duración:00:19:31
Chapter 2
Duración:00:08:55
Chapter 3
Duración:00:18:40
Chapter 4
Duración:00:29:59
Chapter 5
Duración:00:11:05
Chapter 6
Duración:00:04:39
Chapter 7
Duración:00:18:57
Chapter 8
Duración:00:19:04
Chapter 9
Duración:00:06:57
Chapter 10
Duración:00:02:26
Chapter 11
Duración:00:13:44
Chapter 12
Duración:00:17:22
Chapter 13
Duración:00:10:09
Chapter 14
Duración:00:11:51
Chapter 15
Duración:00:05:16
Chapter 16
Duración:00:06:20
Chapter 17
Duración:00:17:01
Chapter 18
Duración:00:07:27
Chapter 19
Duración:00:09:10
Chapter 20
Duración:00:12:48
Chapter 21
Duración:00:05:04
Chapter 22
Duración:00:17:13
Chapter 23
Duración:00:24:04
Chapter 24
Duración:00:22:37
Chapter 25
Duración:00:04:52
Chapter 26
Duración:00:13:14
Chapter 27
Duración:00:11:54
Chapter 28
Duración:00:03:27
Chapter 29
Duración:00:16:58
Chapter 30
Duración:00:08:20
Chapter 31
Duración:00:15:24
Chapter 32
Duración:00:15:13
Chapter 33
Duración:00:14:12
Chapter 34
Duración:00:11:25
Chapter 35
Duración:00:10:19
Chapter 36
Duración:00:30:40
Chapter 37
Duración:00:12:55
Chapter 38
Duración:00:17:14
Chapter 39
Duración:00:07:57
Chapter 40
Duración:00:07:48
Chapter 41
Duración:00:16:00
Chapter 42
Duración:00:02:22
Chapter 43
Duración:00:19:36
Chapter 44
Duración:00:02:47
Chapter 45
Duración:00:03:04
Chapter 46
Duración:00:14:40
Chapter 47
Duración:00:07:04
Chapter 48
Duración:00:17:55
Chapter 49
Duración:00:05:16
Epilogue
Duración:00:02:38
Closing Credits
Duración:00:00:41