I stifle the fifth yawn I’ve had over the last twenty minutes. This is ridiculous. What am I even doing? Studying? I’m staring at this study guide after reading it for the fifth time and, for the life of me, I feel like my mind is numbing with every blink.

Reading? What is reading? Do I even know words anymore? I sigh, knowing there is no way I am going to retain any more information for the night.

Bleary-eyed, I blink a few times and glance at the nearby clock in the ...