I was a big nerd in junior high school, and I desperately wanted to "fit in".
In an attempt to make friends with the cool kids, I decided to tell everyone that I was going to be on Star Search.
It worked for a while... But the lie started to spread like wild fire. Even the principal knew about "Star Search". One day he saw me in the hallway and congratulated me for getting on the show. I knew that I would, eventually, be found out.
One day, one of my "new" friends came to the house. She was talking to my brother. She said, "Aren't you proud of your sister for making it on Star Search?" My brother was confused... He said, "What are you talking about? Beth's not going to be on Star Search."
I pleaded with her. "Please don't tell anyone." She promised that she wouldn't say anything, but I have a feeling she told some people.
Then a while later, I had a b-day party at my house and some kids were asking my mom when I was going to be on "Star Search". My mom realized that I told a big lie, and she covered for me. She said that I was disqualified for already recording an album when I was 5, so the Star Search thing wasn't going to happen afterall.
I think a lot of kids knew that I lied, but somehow, I lived through it and I didn't lose my "real" friends over it.
