That's when it hit me. I was going to be one of the only people on campus until classes resumed the following Monday. There would be no meal service. I had no car. I had no money. I had no medicine. Worst of all, I had no food. Suddenly I found myself alone, sick and stranded, and I needed to ride out the flu by myself for the next four days.
Read MoreSomething was wrong. Very, very, VERY wrong. The feeling became almost overpowering. I still had no clue what this was. All I knew is I was emphatically against leaving B's campus. Every bone in my body wanted to stay exactly where we were until the next day.
After a couple more hours, I reduced myself to begging. By this point, I was frantic. I couldn't offer any solid reasons for my reactions. All I could do was plead shakingly: "Please. Can we not go? Not today? Can't we wait an extra day? Please. Let's not drive today. PLEASE."
