Waking up in the university dorm room, Max felt a heavy, persistent grogginess clinging to his mind. It wasn't the lingering aftereffects of the alcohol; most of what he had consumed during the previous night's festivities had been unceremoniously purged from his system anyway.
The real culprit was the environment. The bed was narrow and unforgivably uncomfortable, a far cry from the high-end orthopedic mattresses he had grown accustomed to. Throughout the night, the thin walls had offered no sanctuary; he had been subjected to the muffled sounds of heated arguments in the hallway and the relentless thumping of bass from parties that refused to end.
'Damn it, I thought I could hack this, but have I really gotten that used to sleeping in luxury?' Max thought to himself, rubbing his sore neck.
