Summer 2019

Mike Wong and Kevin Maggliardi went on a run on a warm afternoon, when they probably should not have. Their 1.5-hour long run went well for the most part, until the end.

When Wong and Kevin finished their run, Wong was doing fine. But Kevin was experiencing difficulty breathing and a sharp pain in his chest. He lay on the ground with both hands on his chest, feeling for his heartbeat, and his shirt was pulled up to his stomach. His belly button and part of his boxers were exposed.

“Wong,” Kevin said weakly.
“Yes, Kevin?” Wong responded.
“Can you get my inhaler?”
“Sure, where is it?
“Backpack,” Kevin replied.
“I’ll look for it,” Wong said.
“I forgot to use it.”
“Oh shit.”
“Yeah.”
“You okay?”
“I’m not sure.”

Wong gave Kevin his inhaler, and once he took a few puffs, Kevin started to recover. After a few minutes, he rolled over on his left side and threw up.

“You okay, Kevin?” Wong asked.
“I’m getting there,” Kevin replied.
“Sorry about today.”
“No, I screwed up. I forgot to use my inhaler before we went on our run, and that always happens to me when I don’t.”
“It happens. I have asthma as well, and the same thing has happened to me before,” Wong stated.
“My heart was pounding so hard, that I thought it was gonna burst. Every time I felt my heartbeat, I felt a sharp pain in my chest, and of course it really hurt to breathe,” Kevin remarked.
“Oh wow, that sucks.”
“Yeah, I’m glad it’s over. And throwing up sucks as well.”
“Yes, it does. Same thing happened to me a few times when I also forgot my inhaler.”
“My older brother has asthma as well, and there were also a few times where he forgot to use his inhaler.”

May 8, 2021

Kevin Maggliardi wanted to take some time to himself and his girlfriend, Shanti Lee, this evening. Their other friends were hanging out in downtown Cambridge, Massachusetts. Kevin and Shanti ordered Indian food and watched some cartoons.

Afterwards, Kevin decided to read one of his chemistry books, and his girlfriend snuggled with him. His shirt was up to the ends of his ribcage, and his belly button was exposed. She could hear his stomach softly gurgling, and she watched him breathing steadily. Shanti placed her ear where his shirt was pulled up and could hear his soft heartbeat. It was a little fast but very pleasurable. Since her ear was between his chest and his stomach, that was why his heart was a bit quieter.

Kevin stroked Shanti’s hair with his left hand while she started to doze off. When he picked up his book to start reading, Shanti moved her ear to Kevin’s left nipple and could hear his heart beating very loudly, as well as his breathing. There were a couple times when she could actually hear blood flowing through his heart.

Shanti fell asleep in a matter of an hour while Kevin was reading his chemistry book.

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.