Opening Rewrite Instagram Challenge

FRACTIONS OF EXISTENCE

It was the smell that made him do it.
As Xavier's stepped out of a Manhattan office building he owned onto the nearly abandoned sidewalk of Madison Avenue, he adjusted his N95 mask.
"Are you all right?" Heath, his best friend, asked. They walked six feet apart, even though they were immune viruses. Setting a good example was important.

Thanks to Patricia Josephine on Instagram for inspiring this post.
The opening lines are rewritten for social distancing.
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