"Ugh, what time is it?"

Georgio woke to find the sun already high. His head throbbed, his neck stiff from sleeping on the hard mattress.

After wasting minutes calling managers who had all turned their backs on him, he finally chose to leave the house—only to return again near midnight.

The stale smell and faint sunlight sneaking through tightly shut windows greeted him back from his restless dreams.

Out of nowhere, Georgio glanced toward the nightstand—only to realize there ...