Popular blogger Lily Matthews, known for her uplifting life stories, suddenly falls ill and is unable to finish her pending articles. Her team hires ghostwriters for hire to complete the blog posts, and as one writer works through her drafts, they stumble upon a shocking revelation. One of her most beloved stories, once thought to be an inspiring tale of personal triumph, is actually a dark confession about a painful, buried secret. The ghostwriter must decide whether to expose the truth and risk shattering Lily’s carefully crafted image or protect her legacy at all costs.
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I’m torn. Should I bring this to light and let the truth speak, or preserve the image her readers cherish?
Ironically, I was using a Book For Psychologists Creative Journals In A Bottle prompt that asked about “truths we hide behind fiction” when I caught the clues in her story. Talk about meta.
Have any of you faced a moral fork in the road like this before? What would you do—honor the truth or protect the person behind the persona?