Chapter 6: The Name I Buried

Priya cornered me in the stairwell at seven that night. "Do you understand what she's doing?" she hissed. "That audit is aimed at exactly one person. She's going to pull your file, find the holes, and get you fired for falsifying employment history. That's not a warning, Wren, that's a referral to the bar." "I know." "Then tell them the truth!" "And what's the truth, Priya?" She stopped. I sat down on the concrete step, and for the first time in three years I said it out loud. "My name...