On Saturday, Day 10, we ventured out to the supermarket because Savannah was craving a salad that she would sometimes get in the Illinois Center, and wanted to replicate it. Objectively, it was a mistake to go out. We went to Cermak Fresh Market around midday, and it was crawling with customers. I couldn’t help looking around, seeing screaming children, seeing people handling goods on shelves, seeing people brushing past one another, and feeling dread and a sense of doom turning my heart to lead. Savannah felt terrible about us going out. We came home and disinfected ourselves, and I Lysol-wiped the packaged goods. Maybe it was enough, but who knows? For the rest of the day, because my nerves were shattered, I played Animal Crossing and got high. I barely ate or drank until later in the day.
