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“We need to keep the crowd informed.” I say standing my ground.
“We need to keep control.” He stares me down and I keep my eyes glued on his, not backing down. “You are dismissed, come back here after the dinner hour and when you’ve realized your role here.”
“Again, all due respect, my role is to protect the people here.”
“James, your role is to obey my orders. Now, I don’t want to see you again until after the dinner hour.” He stands up, looks down on me and points for me to go.
I leave and walk back to where the doctor is. He’s typing furiously on his laptop as I approach. He stops and scoots away as he sweeps a leg over his knee.
“I just tried to get the Colonel to make an update and he refused. Do you have the authority?” I ask him.
“I want to say that I do, but I’m just another solider in here, son. I report to him as well,” he shakes his head.
“Well, fuck.” I say.
I walk over to the crowd, debating on whether or not I should make my own announcement, defy the Colonel’s orders or should I keep my trap shut like I’m being asked to do.
That’s the question.
What does one do in this situation.
21
Kendall
It’s day–I’ve lost count–of the quarantine, and each day blends into the next and I suddenly feel like crap. My head is pounding, my breathing is shallow, and I feel like all my joints are on fire.
Is this what it feels like to be sick?
All I know is that I fell asleep in Levi’s arms and when I wake up, he’s gone. I should be used to waking up without him since he’s an early-riser.
We have continued to keep our relationship under the radar. We meet in the spots where the store cameras cannot get a line of sight and have stolen kisses in the dark corners.
I slowly make my walk over to the restrooms and give myself a French bath, fix my hair into a pony tail and brush my teeth. Upon coming out, Janelle is walking towards me with a concerned expression and stops right in front of me.
“You need to come with me,” she grabs me by the elbow and pulls me to the other side of the store with me asking the entire way what’s happening, but she says nothing. We stop suddenly, in what I recognize as one of the dark areas of the store.
She points to a figure sitting off from the crowd and I notice it’s Levi’s body right away. I run to him, but Janelle stays in her place. Levi lifts his head and strangles to get his voice. He holds his hand up and mouths for me to stop.
But I won’t, and I can’t.
I kneel beside him, place my hand on his arm and pull it back immediately.
“You’re burning up.” I place my hand on his forehead and I feel a drop in my stomach and tears form in my eyes.
Shaking my head, “no, no, no.”
“You’re going to be infected,” he whispers.
“I already am,” I tell him.
“No,” his head hangs in his hands.
I turn to Janelle. “I need you to go get the doctor. Don’t raise any suspicions, act normal. But I need you to hurry,” I tell her.
She nods and retreats instantly.
“I’m not going to leave your side. We’ll get through this together.”
