I step out of the shower and my partner is wearing an N95 mask and gloves. His at-home COVID test shows a strong second line. It's Saturday at 4 PM and he had taken an uncharacteristic midday nap. He woke up aching all over and with a fever. I test negative, but we've spent all day, every day, together.
Nevertheless, we quarantine. He stays in the guest bedroom and I bring him deliveries. I wear my mask whenever I am not eating. We cancel all of our plans for the weekend and I make a grocery delivery order. I try but can't sleep. I am up until 4 AM.
The next morning I have a sore throat. I test again, and a faint second line is showing. He has developed a cough. We give it a few more hours, just in case. By midday I test again and it is that same dark line as his original test. He gets full access to the house again, and we both get to stop masking.
Sunday for me is a sore throat and a slight headache. Not too bad. He is wiped out with fever and chills in waves and continued muscle aches across his body. Even the soles of his feet. A friend drops meds off at our house (incidentally he will test positive later that day. Not sure where from).
My fever begins on Monday. Sore throat lessens slightly as phlegm builds up and sneezing and coughing take over. He feels a little better, but neither of us have much energy. This is the day I can't even manage a dog walk.
Tuesday feels so slow. I don't have enough energy to give my attention to any pursuit, and the hours tick by. At the same time I can't seem to sleep through the day either. I fade in and out. My highest temperature is 101.3 degrees.
By Wednesday at lunch I have almost entirely lost my smell. I do not notice until I am preparing lunch. I only have a faint register for scents at this time. But otherwise I am starting to feel marginally better.
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