What happens if a secret is kept too long? When you try to hide something for so long, people start noticing how much different you act . Also when you keep something hidden, you have to lie to cover it up . Then, your lies start falling apart and the story is told in so many different way because it is told from so many different people. It's better to just go ahead and tell everyone your secret so that they hear it from you and they know the correct story.