The shortest story ever is told as a lie. There was no point being truthful, so as Oscar Wilde defines in a book, whichever it is, you can embrace a reality for yourself and be that.

The funny and easiest part of it is just you have to be a good liar. After someone believes the lie, it becomes truth, because the line between lies and truths are so thin(and so thick at the same time).

There are issues and there are problems to be figured out, just keep going.