When I wake up, my sheets are on the floor and I’m wet from sweat. I rinse off, but I don’t shave, and I don’t comb my hair. Looking at my reflection in the water I see sunken eyes. Today is the day I stop trying.

I don’t wear socks. I don’t straighten my tie. When breakfast comes I don’t take my pills. Hiro gives me classwork, but the page is still empty at the end of class when I turn it in.