He played until 4 AM. And he never once had to restart his computer. If a download link looks too good to be true, it probably comes with a side of malware. Support the artists. Buy the game. And always check under the couch cushions for five-dollar bills.

Leo sighed. Fourteen dollars and ninety-nine cents. That was three days of food. Or two weeks of bus fare. Or… he glanced at his phone. Or exactly what he needed to call his mother back home.

He hadn’t stolen the game. He hadn’t risked a virus or a scam. He had simply traded a little time, a little effort, and a found five-dollar bill for a ticket to San Andreas.