Half truths

"I want to hear the truth Jason. I know you have been lying to me all these years" Ivy scared Jason to the point that his eyes bulged out of their sockets.

"What?" Jason asked with shock.

'What, Ivy doesn't have that chip anymore? That explains why I couldn't activate it recently. And her behaviour was also odd. Now that she found out about the chip, what should I do? I cannot keep lying to her. And I cannot tell the truth either. If I tell the truth, Nikolai will kill me here and now. But if I don't tell them anything, even then he would kill me. Based on how upset Ivy looked, I am sure she won't save me either. What should I do now?' Jason was panicking inside.

Ivy looked at the man who once used to be her close confidant. But now, he is nothing like the boy she once used to like. The man here is changing his colours like a chameleon based on his necessity.

'It was all a lie. His care, friendship, everything is a lie. But why?' she wondered.

"Why Jason? Why did you betray me l