Chapter 17: KerstinHaving charged her phone overnight, Kerstin settled in to wait. Three cups of tea, an apple, and a mediocre overly-sweet pastry later she was still waiting. Finally her phone rang.
“Sorry, but I just got in. We had an emergency department meeting after classes.” Ralf sounded flustered and not at all like his usual laid-back self. “There’s a good chance that the university is going to be shut down temporarily.”
“What? Why?”
“Where have you been, Kerstin? I told you to watch the news several days ago.” She heard him setting down his briefcase and there was a pause as he shrugged out of his overcoat. “It’s this new virus from China and while it apparently mostly affects older people, they are concerned that if any of our students get it they could spread it to their fami
