One day, Matilda was walking outside, and she saw her friend Claire. They hadn’t seen each other in ten years. Claire still looked young and beautiful, but Matilda looked old after working so hard for the last ten years.
Matilda decided maybe it was time to tell Claire what had happened.
“Do you remember that diamond necklace you let me borrow for the party I went to ten years ago?” Matilda asked.
“Yes,” Claire replied.
“Well, I lost it. So then I bought a new one for you. It was very expensive, but we’ve slowly paid for it over the last ten years.”
“Oh, no!” said Claire. “The necklace I gave you was fake. Those weren’t real diamonds. It only cost me about $20 dollars.”