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Have you ever lied and suffered dire consequences? Have you ever gotten stuck in a lie you couldn’t get out of? When it came to Sharmale, lies were heard from him on a daily basis, even if it was a lie to a friend or even family. Sharmale lived in Brooklyn, New York in an old project building called Wykcoff Gardens. He was born and raised around several bad influences, such as drug dealers, gang members, and addicts. He is a sixteen year old that attends Bladensburg High School; he is currently in the 11th grade.
 * __ Malcolm Jones  __**
 * __ Lie Not…  __**

One day Sharmale was walking with his best friend Dyieshia after school to pick up her baby from a day-care center in Harlem, on Myrtle Ave. Dyieshia has had an aggressive personality since he first met her. She has lived with an abusive father most of her life. Until he was reported by a local resident, she was then sent to a group home. Sadly, she was sexually assaulted by staff members. After she reported the staff to the police, she was sent to the hospital to be tested for diseases. Sadly, she had different news rather than a disease, she found out she was nine weeks pregnant. Six days later I meet her at a drug store and we have been friend ever since.

Soon we pick up Dyieshia son from the sitter; we choose to stop by the store for a quick snack. When we enter the store we notice an Old Blind Man with an expensive pocket watch, hanging from his back pocket. Sharmale had several thoughts of mugging, the Old Blind Man for his expensive watch. Suddenly, Sharmale gets a little bit closer to stealing himself a new watch. In his mind the only thing he can see is the pocket watch. So he starts walking closer to the Old Blind Man, Sharmale runs into him, “Bammmm” after the ordeal “Slam” goes the front door. While he is running down the street, he trips and falls down a small flight of stairs, and then he notices his stolen pocket watch was crushed. Now all he can think about is how stupid it was to steal from a blind individual. Walking home he forgot he left Dyieshia at the store, so he thinks about walking back while thinking a police officer pulls up and asks him about a robbery. He fitted the description by the shop keeper; suddenly rapid lies just coursed out of his mouth. After the police officer listened to all of Sarmale’s stories he chose to take him down to the station.

While, Sharmale waited sudden conviction of robbery the Old Blind Man he mugged was in the police station. Sharmales was in sudden panic, as the Old Man comes closer to him. Soon the police officer pulls him into the back room, asking more questions as if he knew Sharmale did it. Luckily they didn’t have enough evidence to confirm that he did the crime. Before they let Sharmale go they let him talk to the Old Blind Man one more time. The Old Blind Man starts the conversation with Sharmale asking him where he lives. The Old Man made one more attempt to ask the young man to confess, yet Sharmale was very rebellious.

The Old Man was very annoyed at Sharmale stories he then put a curse on Sharmale heart. The more he lies the smaller his heart gets, eventually they let him go and he made his way home. They let him go around 11:45 p.m., sadly he had to lie as soon as he went home. His mom asked him where he had been because, it was a school night. So he lied and told her, he had fallen asleep at Dyieshia’s house. Suddenly, he shrinks five inches before her very eyes. Sharmale’s Mom was in aw, and sudden shock. She asks him what going on, and then Sharmale’s mind goes blank. Then he thinks about what The Old Blind Man Sad, yet he doesn’t want to tell his mom about the thief of a pocket watch, which he stole. He tells his mom he didn’t know what was going on. This time he looses four feet, the room gets quiet and Sharmale’s Mom asks him one last time Sharmale what’s going on he says “I don’t know”. Suddenly, he disappears in a dark mist…….