Lies Have Consequences
"I know I was wrong. I was jealous of you, and I couldn't stand seeing you have everything. I worked so hard to get into Central University because I thought I could finally change my life, but I was still poor after I got here. I couldn't stand seeing you carry Chanel while Sophie casually handed you a bag worth thousands of dollars."
She looked up at me through her tears, desperate and pleading. "All I wanted is to have some dignity. Is that wrong?"
I looked down at her, the streetlights flickered on, casting a warm orange glow over her and stretching her shadows long.
I was silent for several seconds before I said, "Stand up and talk to me. You asked what you did wrong. There's nothing wr