Not Just Asian Eyes: A Short Story Collection

College and Plague Doctors

College. The best or worst years of a persons life. Granted, I have only been here for one full semester and I already want to die. However, I am stuck with the most amazing roommate ever and having a great roommate means a whole bunch of weird shit goes down on the daily.

For example, we microwave pasta at 3 in the morning sometimes and have late night conversations involving Tik Tok because my roomie is obsessed with it. And because she is obsessed with Tik Tok, that means I have to hear about it.

And guess what.

She's gotten me hooked on a Tik Tocker who dresses as a plague doctor. And this is where my plague doctor obsession began.

I started researching about plague doctors and what they did. I found a recipe for plague water which apparently was a thing. I also really want to get one of those masks that looks like a bird that they used to wear. I've been way more tempted to because of the current situation we're in right now, but, I have held off on that. I've become so obsessed with plague doctors, that I've decided to take a class about plagues at my school. I promised my roommate that on the last day of class that o would come in dressing like a plague doctor.

Not only have plague doctors become a part of my life but some other weird shit that my roomie has done has been microwaving eggs in our microwave. I know it's possible but when she does it a midnight twice a week, then it can become quite annoying. For now I deal with her and apparently we're wives? Like she has a harem and apparently I'm part of it now? Guess I'm "married" then? Wow.

And this was only in the first two months of being at school.