This trending TikTok sound perfectly captures how people cover up being caught doing something embarrassing

Poppy Dykes. Updated August 15th, 2024

Over on TikTok, people have been relating hard to a viral audio which captures the moment when you have to tell a little white lie after being caught doing something embarrassing.

It all started with this tense exchange between friends Olivia and Paula in HBO’s series The White Lotus.

TikTok user @ajlaxaa explained the subtext – ‘When you treat your friendship like a relationship.’

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These takes on the trend, however, spun it in a different direction. Ranging from wholesome to cringeworthy. We probably wouldn’t tell the truth in these situations either.

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Some secrets are so damned wholesome.

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