A Little Excerpt

November 2019

Kevin Maggliardi was staying at home the whole day because he had a bad cold. He had plans to hang out with his friends, Levi Cranston, Jack Andrews, Asad Prejesh, Jing Hao, and Mike Wong in downtown Boston. But he felt sick enough to just lie on the couch. His girlfriend, Shanti Lee, stayed with him while everyone else spent the day out.

“You want some tea, love?” Shanti asked Kevin.
“Yes, please. I’ll do peach oolong. That shit is amazing,” Kevin remarked.
“How do you feel?”
“Like shit run over by a truck.”
“I believe it,” Shanti remarked.
“I’m so glad I called off from work today. I could fall asleep at any time,” Kevin stated, sounding very stuffed up.
“You definitely should get some rest when you have some time.”
“I think the tea will relax me. Also, can you check my temperature? I don’t know if I have a fever.”
“Yeah, sure.”
“Thank you.”

Kevin coughed softly on his left arm. He was very stuffed up and felt very out of it. Shanti checked his temperature for him, and he had a 100.9 degree fever. He fell asleep after a couple sips of his peach oolong tea.