What Happens Next

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October 8th

Jo woke up with a pounding headache and terrible throat pain. She rolled over, looking at the clock as it said 6 am. Lizzie would just be getting up and ready. Jo was sitting in inner temporal, unsure of if she should call her wife or not. As the day went to Jo got increasingly worse. She laid in the hospital bed a cool pack over her eyes too exhausted to even open her eyes. She needed to talk to her wife, hear her voice. She reached over weakly and grabbed her phone but before she could dial the phone she passed out exhausted.


October 9th

Jo woke up to someone gently slapping her cheek "Jo!"

"Wha-" she asked dazed as she opened her eyes coming face to face with Joan in full medical garb to protect her from Jo. "What?" Jo tried to breathe but it became increasingly more difficult. As she started to gasp she looked over at Joan begging for help. Joan went to her and helped her sit up "Jo I need you to give me slow deep breaths okay?" Jo tried and tried but she was struggling "If you can't get your breath I'm going to have to call the ambulance." Jo's eyes widened and she shook her head causing her breathing to become harder. "Hey! Hey! I need you to calm down and breathe." Jo grabbed her phone pointing to her lock screen.

" Jo grabbed her phone pointing to her lock screen

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"You haven't told her have you?"

Jo had tears in her eyes as she tried to choke out "No."

"Do you want me to call her?"

Jo nodded tears streaming down her eyes, "Please,"

Joan hit the button and her phone started to ring "Hello?"

"Baby," Jo croaked out

"Honey! What is it?! What's wrong?!"

"I-I," she started gasping again

"Jo baby what's going on??"

Jo looked at Joan with pleading eyes, Joan took the phone "Hello Mrs. Olsen?"

"This is she,"

"Hi, this is Joan Smith. I was brought on as health coordinator for this project."

"Uhm okay," Jo could hear it in Lizzie's voice that she was beginning to panic

"We took all necessary steps but Jo has contacted Covid-19"

Lizzie gasped through the phone "Oh god!"

"She is having some trouble breathing so I am going to put her on some oxygen and let her lungs rest."

"Oh, uhm, okay I'll call the jet and be there as soon as I can."

Jo reached out for the phone. Joan said "Hang on Mrs. Olsen. Josephine wants to say something."

Jo took a long breath. "You stay."

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