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DAY 28: TOTAL CONFIRMED DEATHS 108,867 WORLDWIDE

She lay in bed staring at the window that was covered in kitty nose-smudges.

The sun finally broke through the clouds and cheered up the sky, so she opened the blinds and cracked the window. But her motivation had disappeared.

It had been almost a full month since the schools shut down, and since that happened she had been stuck in a manic mode of go-go-go to learn the new online system and to get curriculum up and online. She had spent days learning and creating, emailing and voice calling people. Now that manic fury had dwindled down to a slow pulse. Why get up? She had laundered so many items that now she might start washing curtains. And cleaning windows. But why? It really didn’t matter anymore.

She slept most of the day. When she emerged from her sleep she stared into nothing for good chunks of time. She went outside and stared at some onion seeds that had sprouted into little grass-like figures. She realized she was actually watching plants grow. In real time. Who did that?

When would she become a cat, nose pressed up against the glass, exhaling and wetting it with her breath and snot? Trapped. Made to stay indoors “for your own good.” Maybe this virus was started by cats who were seeking their revenge on their owners from trapping them inside. Now it’s your turn to stay inside and get fat motherfuckers! They would meow to each other as they wiped their butts on their owner’s favorite furniture.

She was sure this was the truth. It fit. They had probably been plotting this for years, and intensified their plan once the internet machines started exploiting them. Made to wear taco costumes and forced to pose for quinceaneras and birthday parties, they were finally reaping their ultimate revenge.

She didn’t blame them.

People deserved this.

They deserved to suffer.

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