A voice off-camera laughs—a dry, tired sound. "Day zero," someone whispers.
The video starts with a shaky pan across the counter. It isn't filled with party snacks or birthday cake. Instead, it’s a mosaic of the week's strange acquisitions: three bags of flour, a dozen cans of chickpeas, and a bottle of off-brand hand sanitizer that smelled like cheap tequila. VID 20200314 001135 963 mp4
The video cuts to a view out the window. The streetlights illuminate an empty intersection. Usually, at midnight on a Friday, the sound of car horns and distant music would drift up from the pavement. Tonight, there is only the hum of the refrigerator and the wind. A voice off-camera laughs—a dry, tired sound
: This was the weekend the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic and many countries began stay-at-home orders. It isn't filled with party snacks or birthday cake
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The camera turns to reveal a group of roommates sitting around a laptop. They aren't watching a movie; they are refreshing a news feed, watching the red lines on a map grow. Someone holds up a glass of wine in a mock toast. They are young enough to feel invincible but old enough to be scared.
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