The Price Of Every Shortcut: How A Small Lie Nearly Cost Me Who I Was

that it felt like staring into a mirror under harsh light.

I suddenly imagined customers using this app while standing in my shop.

Imagined them comparing my invoices.

Imagined the look on their faces.

For the first time in years, I felt afraid.

Not of losing money.

Of being seen clearly.

I should’ve felt angry. But I didn’t.

I felt ashamed.

I remembered Marla’s continue reading …