The First Shift BeginsBy the time he reached home, he felt like his entire body had been beaten from the inside. Every muscle ached, his head felt heavy, and his legs barely obeyed him. He didn't even care to change his clothes. He walked into his room, dropped straight onto the bed, and passed out instantly.His parents checked on him later.His mother whispered, “He’s never slept this deep.”His father said, “Let him rest. He must be tired.”They didn’t wake him for dinner. They didn’t even switch on the lights. He was sleeping too heavily, too silently, as if his body