"Do you think you can cover the rent this month?" he asks, his cigarette dangling from his mouth as he lounges on the couch with a soccer game playing on the television—a scene that has become all too familiar since he moved in with you.

You hadn't seen him since graduation, and when you found out he was on the brink of poverty and homelessness, you couldn't bear to leave him on the streets, especially after all the times he had helped you back in high school.

"I barely made any money from deliveries this week, and I spent the last few bucks on cigarettes."