Ever since she was a child, Lila had a habit of exaggerating the truth to make her life seem more exciting. As she grew older, her lies became more elaborate until she found herself trapped in a web of untruth. She couldn’t bear the thought of people knowing the real her, so she created a persona that was a far cry from who she really was.
After graduating from college, Lila landed a job at a prestigious law firm. She felt proud of her accomplishments, but at the same time, she was terrified that her colleagues would discover her past.
One day, the firm she worked for took on a high-profile case. They were defending a man who was accused of embezzlement. Lila had been given the task of interviewing a key witness in the case. She was nervous but excited to be working on such an important case.
As she began to interview the witness, she found herself struggling to keep up with the conversation. The woman seemed to know a lot about the case, more than Lila had expected. When the witness asked Lila a question, she stumbled over her words. The woman looked at her suspiciously, and Lila knew she had been caught.
Lila’s lies had caught up with her, and the consequences were severe. The law firm fired her, and her reputation was ruined. She realized that the cost of untruth could be devastating, and that it was never worth it to sacrifice your integrity for the sake of a good story.
I love the title and its concept “The cost of untruth.”