I was the best in sales. I set records and raked in millions for the company over 12 years. I’ve turned down repeated offers for upper management because I know HR will re-investigate my qualifications, which I fear includes my background. Despite being a star all throughout my company, they would suddenly only see me as a fraud if they discovered my arrest last year with an old passing fling who had been a fugitive in another state.
I was just going to the movies. He offered to drive. He missed a complete stop. I ended up on the concrete face down. Everybody makes mistakes. But I really can’t call this thing my mistake. It is however, my quiet fear that overwhelms me every single day of my life