October 22, 2018 in the evening
“Are you feeling better now, Kevin?” Jack Andrews (The Magic Video Game) questioned his “baby brother.” “Yes, my chest is a little sore from the gun and running so far. But I’m fine,” Kevin Maggliardi replied. “Do you have a bruise?” “Yeah, I got a nice bruise from those bozos pressing the gun into my chest.” “Oh wow,” Jack said. “Yeah. It was absolutely terrifying. I was on my way to your place, and my brain thought I had been hit by a car. I was grabbed from the sidewalk and pushed against a wall in the alley. I had a gun against my head and my chest,” Kevin remarked. “Oh wow. Poor kid.” “Yup. It sucked. The guys looked terrifying even. The one pressing the gun against my chest had rotting teeth, no joke. I was concentrating on my breathing and my heart rate because I didn’t want to show them that I was freaking out. I could actually hear my heart pounding as if on an ultrasound. It was crazy. I started freaking out when my heart stopped.” “Your heart stopped?” “For a split second. Then it just started skipping and slowing down and then beating too fast because of how much pressure the gun was putting on my heart. He kept screaming at me to give him my money. I had like twelve bucks on me.” “That’s horrible.” “Yeah. Thankfully, my heart is really strong, so it could withstand the pressure from the gun. And it’s beating normally now.”
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June 2019
Kevin Maggliardi and his girlfriend, Shanti Lee, spent the evening in downtown Boston and were about to head back to Cambridge to hang out with friends. Shanti was drinking her French vanilla latte and brushed her hair behind her ears. “Hey Kevin,” Shanti said to her boyfriend. “Yeah?” Kevin responded. “My family found out this evening that my sister’s pregnant.” “Oh nice! Which one?” “Sruthi, the middle one. Suha is with Liz.” A few minutes later, Kevin grabbed Shanti’s hand and gently squeezed it every other few seconds. Shanti played with his watch. “What are you doing?” Kevin asked with a coy smile. “Playing with your watch,” Shanti replied back. “What are you trying to do?” “Oh, you know.” “Checking my heart rate?” Kevin remarked. “Yup,” Shanti said quietly with a giggle. “I can feel my heart beating in my chest, so I can understand.” “Your heart rate is 117, FYI.” “Figured as much.” Their train back to Cambridge arrived, and they sat next to each other. Shanti relaxed on Kevin’s chest so that she could hear his heart beating steadily and the intercom on the train. She closed her eyes and focused on the racket inside him. March 2019
Jack Andrews, Levi Cranston, Asad Prejesh, Kevin Maggliardi, Jing Hao, and Mike Wong hung out in downtown Boston for the day. Things were going so well until later that afternoon when the boys overheard a heated argument involving two guys. When they started screaming at each other, Kevin noticed himself starting to hyperventilate. He was held at gunpoint a few months ago, and this was a trigger for him. Jack noticed Kevin freaking out, so he took him to a nearby bathroom to get him to calm down. Levi, Asad, Jing, and Mike decided to just hang out at Boston Commons. “It’s okay, Kevin,” Jack said to his friend, while they were in the bathroom. “I don’t know,” Kevin replied while still breathing hard. He was in tears, since he was badly triggered. “What do you want to do?” “I think I’m gonna go home. I think I’ve had enough fun for a day.” A few seconds later, a guy walked past them and noticed Kevin crying. “Girl,” the guy remarked in a deep voice. Jack and Kevin looked at each other, and started to laugh. A few minutes later,, Kevin went home, and Jack hung out with everyone else. February 2021
Kevin Maggliardi, Jing Hao, and Mike Wong were all sleeping in on a Saturday morning in their Cambridge, MA apartment. A few months back, they got two cats, a black and white spotted cat named Little Moo, and a tabby named Wellington. Kevin’s bedroom door was somehow slightly open, and Little Moo made its way into his room. Kevin was sleeping on his stomach, and he was sound asleep still. Little Moo rubbed its nose against Kevin’s face and started to lick it. Kevin slowly woke up to Little Moo licking his face and purring very loudly. He stayed in bed for another hour just petting Little Moo. |
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