Reversal of Fortune
By Rob Rosen
I’d only been living in my condo for a few months. In fact, it had only been a few months since I could afford the condo. When the internet company I’d been working for was bought by a multi-conglomerate, my stock options, at long last, were worth something—namely my new home and a large chunk of change in my bank account. I’d also been able to quit my job and relax for a while.
That’s how I met Cam, actually. He was a regular homeless fixture on my building’s front stoop. He was there at all hours of the day and night, and we were forever saying hello to one another. He also received virtually all of my pocket money since I’d moved in. After all, I figured it was good karma to share my newly-acquired wealth.
Still, beyond the simple pleasantries we exc
