After Faking Bankruptcy to Test Hearts, I Saw My Roommates' Faces

We'd just moved into the dorm for the new semester when my roommate, Daniela, held up her phone for me to see. "Babe, this sushi place is only a thousand bucks a head. I've been dying to try it forever. I've been counting on you taking me once school started." Last year, I'd already have been dragging her out the door to check it out. But now my expression turned a little stiff. "I can't treat you to meals anymore. My family went bankrupt."