My back cracked as I stretched over the coffee table. I’d gone for a late run then tried to make up for the closed gym with a few push-ups and squats in the cramped living room. Anything to stay active through the lockdown really. “You done stinking up the place?” a voice teased behind me. I jerked around. Lucy stood there in a towel, wringing the last beads of water from her hair. Steam curled out from the bathroom, her...

Whatever greeting I expected from Aurelia when she opened the door, it wasn’t the tight hug and giddy kiss she planted on my lips. “Uh... hi,” I said, off-balance. Aurelia rolled her eyes, pulling back with a light chuckle. “Screw you. I’m allowed to be happy to see you. It’s been forever.” “It’s been two weeks,” I muttered, before shooting a feverish glance over her shoulder at the empty living room. “Finn’s not here?” T...

I push lower this time, getting my chest as close to the ground as possible, and my spine creaks. With the amount of running I'm doing lately, I have no choice but to take stretching more seriously. Across the walkway, an old lady, my upstairs neighbor, I think, gives me a sympathetic smile as she lugs a grocery bag into the building. She's probably used to the sight by now: Roman Miller, sweating the anxiety through his...