You selectively tell the truth

You glanced over your shoulder at the building for a moment to collect your thoughts, knowing full well that telling the complete truth would amount to kissing your future goodbye, especially with the amount of media issues and legal matters burying you for the next three decades. "I told Ms. Santos that I wanted to be challenged and felt that Ms. Card wasn't doing it for me anymore." The entendre there went over Jennifer's head, luckily, as she nodded in agreement. "She seemed rather happy to hear that, not sure entirely why..."

Jennifer nodded her head, satisfied with your response since it matched what she already knew from Sean and Lisa. "It's weird, though...I mean, I like Card but she's off this year. Wonder why?"

"Perhaps she's getting fucked too many times by Hansen to get sleep?" You intended this to be a snide, sarcastic remark but then, when you looked at her face, you realized that you let that secret out too soon. Her eyes went wide and she glanced around at your surroundings. "Oh...I guess you didn't know that..."

"The fuck I didn't!!!! Oh my god, how the hell...?"

"With the accident, she sort of bonded with my parents," you began to lie out of your ass, hoping that her lack of really talking with you these past few years had dullened her ability, when you two were much closer in elementary, to pick out your bullshit. "I went to check in and drop off something for mom and saw him stumbling out of her place. Must've been 7 in the morning?"

"Holy shit...that explains it..." She looked back at the building and laughed a bit before turning around. "Figured you all wrong, Connors. You continue to surprise me."

You were about to ask her if she had any plans for the afternoon when you noticed her face suddenly darkening and you turned in place to glance at Allison standing there, glaring at you. "Shit..."