The Secret Cost of Evil
Truth has a memory-it never forgets

Truth has a memory—it never forgets. And the soul, quietly but persistently, keeps score. You are chained to the very actions you thought you had buried. But evil does not stay hidden; it festers. It devours from the inside out, leaving behind the hollow shell of a life once held together by illusion.
I showed you a loyalty you never deserved. Every lie you told is etched into your reflection—you cannot escape yourself. Evil never comes clean; it infects. When you plant seeds of betrayal, you cannot expect to harvest joy. Life simply doesn’t work that way. When peace is absent from your life, it screams. It rattles through your silence, your rehearsed smiles, your forced laughter. And no matter how still you sit, you will never truly rest.
Karma isn’t always a thunderclap or catastrophe. Sometimes, it’s quiet—relentless—built from a thousand small moments. Because peace is earned. And the moment you chose destruction over decency, you set a fire in your conscience that will never die out. You may drink more, sleep less—but know this: the enemy is not outside of you. It lives within.
Breaking me did not elevate you. You did not win. Even when they left you broken and moved on quickly, know this—those who betray live in a prison of their own creation, and that prison has no doors.
Your life may have been a series of struggles, one after the other, but when you live honestly, when you choose integrity, you are gifted something rare: peace. And that is worth more than anything else in this world.
But when your life is built on a lie, truth becomes your enemy. You wear charm like it’s honor, perform generosity with calculated humility, but the truth—your truth—sits inside you like a ticking bomb. My very presence is a reminder that truth exists, and one day, it may be spoken. You painted me in a false light, convinced others I was crazy, unlovable. But while you may deceive the world, you will never be able to deceive yourself.
Because the truth never loses its voice—it simply waits.
Your entire identity is built on a refusal to be accountable. You surround yourself with those who don’t ask questions. But truth doesn’t need revenge, or volume—it needs only time. It’s not your job to expose them. The world will. The past will. And when it does, it will be merciless.
All your cruel words, your calculated mistreatment, your inhumane coldness—will come back to you in the form of shame. You may smile through it, but your mind will not allow you to rest. The years I spent replaying your betrayal, your epic deceit, your degrading words—they carved wounds in me that you will one day feel in your own body, your own relationships, your own health.
You plotted behind my back. You staged my downfall. You entered my home with intentions laced in manipulation and masked in charm. But you never anticipated this truth: you didn’t betray me—you betrayed yourself. You wrote your own destruction with the ink of your entitlement and deceit.
You may have held temporary power, casting me as the villain while you pulled the strings, projecting your guilt and crafting false narratives. But when you live in deception long enough, you forget where the truth ends and the lie begins. You become lost in a maze of your own design, one lie needing another, until your life becomes a hollow illusion. A performance. A prison.
To the world, you appear successful. Polished. Charming. But inside, you will break. Because no matter how far you run, no matter how convincing your mask, truth is the only thing that endures.
And here lies the cruelest twist of all—
You never betrayed me.
You betrayed yourself.
That is the secret cost of evil…
About the Creator
Kristen Viscardi
I’m just a lady who still believes in dreams manifesting. I’ve raised my 3 kids as a single mom working multiple jobs and now I am looking for what makes me happy.

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