People usually, when misfortune strikes them, look up to the sky and wonder: "Why me, God?" Personally, I never wondered. I knew why.

I was sinful.

I was greedy.

I was unfaithful.

I was immoral.

I was a murderer.

I believed that He up there never forgot and it was simply my time to pay. That's why I bowed my head and accepted my punishment. I accepted to live and continue to live, while my redemption would be to die.

My name is Anna and this is the story of my life. I repaid my debt to God with my tears. I am repaying my debt to people with this book. I open my heart and speak to you with absolute honesty.

I will only tell you one small lie. An insignificant or perhaps a very significant one…