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I laugh at his text and hurry to reply:

“I feel uiding me”

He textsface Then, we lapse into silence I feelwarm and a little drowsy I lie down to rest on the couch I fall in and out of sleep for the rest of the afternoon and ht

For the next two days, I work fro texts, and I always text him back as quickly as possible

He compliments me on more of e et to see each other By noon on the second day, there is a break in the a turned in

I take a cold shower; I was hoping that would helpthat I have in my body

I quickly pull onthe torapped aroundfor me

“How are you holding up?” he asks

I sigh, debating on an answer

Finally, I type, “Ok, I guess How about you?” I hit send, then put the phone down so I can dry my hair

After I dry it, I take the towel to the bathroofor his response

It takes a little while, but he responds, “I hear you Have been feeling the same Why does quarantine have to be so lonely?”

My heart twists I feel sad Noant to see him

I put the brush down and type, “I feel the exact same way”

“It’s even lonelier when you’re single,” he texts quickly back

My heart pounds with excitement as I read that

“I can definitely relate”

I wait for hile has s we could do together

After a while, he texts back a very lengthy hts and ain