The part where they find out
I wait for the moment
someone calls me out
on the scam I’ve been running.
I didn’t mean to,
I didn’t lie, not exactly—
I just kept showing up
and hoped no one would notice.
They hand me praise
like I earned it
like I didn’t rewrite that email
twelve times.
They think I know things – they think I belong here – they think.
I think too—
too much, too loud, too spiraled.
Every step forward feels like a dare
Every step back a confession.
I keep rehearsing my apology
for when they find out
I’m not her—
not the girl who’s got this
not the girl who smiles like it's easy
who shows up like I belong
And when they do find out,
I won’t even argue.
I’ll just hand over the blueprint,
let them cuff me
for the greatest scam
I ever pulled.