I hurry into the bus and take my seat in the back when I suddenly notice my friends from my townhouse complex sit down 5 seats in front of me.

I get a little excited and I ponder for a moment.

After some careful thinking, I decide to conduct a little experiment on one of my friends.

I grab my cellphone and start dialing my brother's number.

"Hello?"

"Hey, what's ____'s number?"

"Let me check my contacts...it's ***-***-****".

"Alright, thanks."

I hang up and start dialing the number of the friend sitting 5 seats in front of me.

I watch and giggle to myself as he looks around his seat for his cellphone.

After 4-5 rings, he finds his cell and answers, "Hello?"

"Hey, it's Arman, where are you?"

( And the experiment begins ).

He looks out the side of the bus, and he answers, "Oh, I'm at home, chilling."

I answer, "Oh really? You lying?"

He responds, "No."

I answer, "Oh, heh, I'm right behind you."

"What?"

"I'm right behind you."

He turns his head, and meets my gaze in shock and we start laughing.

I end the call with a, "Nice try."

After this little experiment, I begin to wonder why people lie for no reason?
Obviously, he's on the bus, it's not really a security issue, right? I'm obviously not a spy, I'm his friend. So what's the big deal?