EVE I can’t believe . . . ADAM I’m se...

Love in the Time of Covid

Adam Eve

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EVE

I can’t believe . . .

ADAM

I’m sensitive to dust! I sneeze every time I step on this stage.

EVE

Do you have a fever?

ADAM

No. No sniffles. No headache. No fever.

EVE

You’re not lying? You’re sure?

ADAM

I’m positive.

EVE

You’re positive! You tested positive?

ADAM

No! Not positive.

EVE

You said positive.

ADAM

I haven’t been tested! I mean . . I’m positive I’m not positive! No, I’m CERTAIN I am not . . . just take a deep breath,

EVE

And inhale the virus?

ADAM

If the virus is in the air, you’ve already taken it in.

EVE

I don’t know what to do. I can’t stop breathing. And I can’t stop worrying. And I can’t . .

ADAM

None of us can.

EVE

It’s really an absurd situation.

ADAM

It’s . . .

EVE

It’s absurd. Nothing I do is going to make any difference. If I act or don’t act the final result is the

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