Jill never intended to dig such a deep hole. At first she skimmed cash off the top, just a little here and there, money no one noticed. She’d pay it back. Of course she would.
Eight years later, her game had reached a point of no return as she falsified wire transfers, forged documents and kited money across the country. Deep down she knew the day would come. Eventually. Yet eventually became impossible to imagine as the scam became her reality.
Until the slip-up.
One overlooked bank transaction.
Her house of cards unraveled by lunchtime. Really though, truth brought relief.
Grace Grits and Gardening
This week I’m linking up with Write Tribe’s 100 Words on Saturday. Prompt: she realized she could no longer hide the truth. And p.s. this story is fiction—any resemblance to true bank drama is coincidental. No, really.
