The next day, the Mass governor announced a state of emergency. Then BU decided to close. So here I am on March 12, three days after Italy shut down and two days after Mass declared a state of emergency, getting ready to fly back home.
I shot a text to my brother.
Me
my flight should be in at like 6
wait no 4, fucking timezones
remember to pick me up
Tyler
Of course I'll remember
When have I not picked you up?
Me
literally every single time i've fucking come home jackass
Tyler
Ok true
I'll be there
I shut my phone off and somewhat impatiently waited for them to start boarding. But it was 11 now and then plane wasn't set for boarding until 11:30. I got up and decided to grab a coffee at Starbucks.
When I sat back down I felt my phone buzz. I pulled into it, it was a text from EJ.
EJ
did you remind tyler to grab you?
he never remembers to get you
Of course he'd be asking about that. He always asked about that whenever I flew home.
Me
yeah
but we'll see if he shows up or not
EJ
give me a call when you get home?
Me
of course
how are you holding up?
EJ
well i have eaten nothing but ramen, cereal, and candy for the past like three days
so i'd say managing
Me
how do you live with yourself?
EJ
by reminding myself that this was the only shit we could afford
Me
ok true
are y'all gonna buy online after?
EJ
probably
i don't think either of us wanna risk going out for too long
Me
yeah, i wouldn't
do you guys have masks?
EJ
yeah we managed to snag a box
Me
good
"Attention passengers, we would like to begin boarding for flight 453 from Boston to Cheyenne by inviting our passengers who need extra help or those with children under the age of five to begin boarding," The flight attendant's voice spoke over the intercom.
EJ
yeah
has your plane started boarding yet?
it's 11:37 now
Me
yeah they just called for the first group
EJ
looks like you might actually leave on time
Me
god i hope
tyler definitely isn't gonna wait long at the airport
EJ
oh of course not
he'll show up and then claim he waited for soooooo long but you didn't show
Me
and then i have either take the bus or uber home
and I don't want to uber home
EJ
bro after last time?
don't. like literally don't ever get into an uber again
you gave me a heart attack
Me
i gave you a heart attack?
bro i was the one who got mugged!
EJ
yes but
you still gave me a heart attack
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Fiksi RemajaDylan Jackson thought his best friend, EJ, would just be gone for the semester. Until this pandemic broke out. Now EJ is trapped in Rome, Dylan is back in his dumb hometown, and both of them start to realize that it find of sucks being 5,557 miles a...
