A Decade Of Lies Finally Broken

Summary

My brother-in-arms borrowed fifteen thousand dollars from me and vanished for a decade.

I’d long since let it go, burying the betrayal deep in my chest. I told myself I’d just fed the money to a stray dog.

Today, I walked into the bank to close the account I’d used for that wire transfer, wanting to permanently turn the page on that chapter of my life.

The teller finished typing, but instead of handing me my receipt, she looked up, her brow furrowed.

"Sir, the memo line on this account's final transfer… are you sure you don't want to read it?"