I woke up drenched in sweat, trying to find my phone that kept buzzing. It was my fourth alarm. Snoozing it, I turned the covers over and got up only to fall over. My limbs felt like dead weight. I reached for my phone to google my symptoms.
A message caught my eye: two friends had tested positive for COVID-19. We'd spent all day together just two days ago.
I held my breath and crawled across my room, scrambling to find a RAT. The test showed positive in less than 15 seconds. I prayed for it to be defective but alas, the control line was quick to follow.