For the first time in more than a month, things were finally beginning to look up for Dustin. Sure, he was still buried in the debt that his “friend", George, burdened him with, and yes, he was still dead-tired from juggling his jobs and catching up on his studies, but for once, he could finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. At least, that’s what he thought a week later, when he found that he did well on his exams, and after he received a few of his paychecks. He revisited his financial spreadsheet and counted his money to the last cent, and when he saw that he was going to be able to pay off all the debt in less than three weeks—a month earlier than he had thought—a huge wave of relief washed over him. He was finally going to be able to put this all behind him. So, for one nig

