Pandemic Roommates
The Covid-19 pandemic lockdown had stretched from weeks to months with the reopening date constantly being pushed back. It seemed like the proverbial carrot on a stick that the horse could never reach. My roommate Keith and I were both on furlough and the walls for both of us were starting to close in. How much could you do in a very small two bedroom apartment? We were only nineteen and the only reason we could afford this place was that my aunt was our landlord and she kept the rent as low as she could for us. Aside from daily walks and the occasional trip to get essentials like groceries we were pretty much stuck at home. We tended to not walk together to give each other as much space as possible. We both …