On Appearances

Truly False

Our world nowadays evolves pretty much around money and does it. Now it seems that the more money you have, the more attention you will get. Bill was that kind of man that really enjoyed having a luxurious life by buying very expensive cars, big mansions and designer clothes. He was a single man with no kids living in his mansion with no company at all.

 There was always a time when Bill felt lonely and sad but being known as the richest man around the town made him feel a little bit better about his life. Despite of having a lot of women hitting on him constantly, he rejected every single one of them because they were not rich enough for him.  On a regular morning in town, Bill heard a rare rumor about a wealthy woman moving in that day. He felt a bit intimidated by her, due to the fact that she was kind of stealing his spotlight. 

Bill needed to see with his own eyes what was so amazing

about that woman that it had everyone talking about her. He went for a walk and after some minutes he ran into a tall woman with light, pale skin wearing a really fancy red dress with some black high heels. Bill instantly knew she was the woman they all were talking about just by looking at her because no one in that town dressed like that. He got the chance to talk to her about their possessions and riches while getting to the conclusion that she had more money than him. 

When he arrived home he felt like he needed to buy more stuff in order to overcome her and not feel intimidated by her. Bill bought various mansions, expensive shoes and a lot of jewelry which ended up with him having a bunch of debts. After the women noticed what he bought she got herself a new private jet and other things which made Bill envy her even more. He started to buy compulsively until he ran out of money and got to the point where he lost it all. He went to live with her mom because he was not stable enough to be living by his own. 

He lost every single thing he had, every mansion, shoe or jewel. Bill got a new job where he was paid the minimum salary and did not earn half of what he did before. Months later, while reading the newspaper, Bill found out that the very rich woman he knew before, was actually a drug dealer who eventually got arrested and all was taken away from her.

He realized that he let his life go to waste because of a woman who seemed like a completely different person from who she really was. Appearances seem to rule over the world now, but do not let them fool you. Not everyone is who they claim to be. Bill had to learn that by the hard way.

By Daniela Yúnez, Step 10