DAY 6 — THE REED LAND, NORTH CAROLINA

Now playing: All Your'n" - Tyler Childers

By week's end, our isolation was starting to feel less like prison and more like a strange, beautiful fever dream.

I woke up late, the sun streaming through the curtains in a way I usually only get to see on our rare Mondays off. The bed beside me was empty, the sheets still carrying the lingering heat of Silas’s body. I reached for my phone, my hand finding a small piece of paper resting on top.

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