A Little Excerpt

October 2019

Matthew Rhodes Bacaluso-Leyman (Rhody) spent the morning out on a run with a couple of his friends. He had been feeling a little under the weather for a few days but started to feel worse today. He did not feel bad enough to stay home but did not feel well enough to stay out for too long.

About halfway into their run, Rhody had to stop because he had a horrible cough and couldn’t catch his breath.

“Rhody, you alright?” One of Rhody’s friends asked him.
“I will be. Just need to catch my breath is all,” Rhody replied, breathless.
“Rhody, you sound horrible. You need to go home.”
“I’m going to be okay I think.”
“You have no business being here. Your cough is horrible, and that will make things worse if you’re not too careful,” his friend told him.
“Okay, fine. I’ll head home,” Rhody said.
“I’m going to be honest, it sounds like pneumonia.”
“Oh boy. Then fine, I’ll go get checked out.”
“I definitely would.”
“I’ll head out now, and I’ll see you guys later.”