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The lie spread quickly.

People stopped calling.

Friends who had once celebrated our wedding suddenly avoided eye contact when they saw me in public.

So I worked.

At night, I cleaned office buildings.

Before sunrise, I edited legal transcripts online.

Some afternoons, I folded linens at a hotel laundry until my feet were swollen.

Every dollar went toward rent, medical appointments, and basic expenses for the baby.

But I was also building something else.

A file.