ESSAY BY IH
Pandemic
This pandemic/virus has affected many people, including me. I’ve started doing many things since quarantine started. There’s a lot of time in my hands, yet nothing to do with all the free time I have. If we weren’t on lockdown there would be so much to do.
This virus has affected and changed many people. When we go out it's necessary for us to wear a mask. I'm not used to wearing a mask every time I go out. I sometimes forget my mask and have to go back and get it. This virus has made people be more clean. They wipe down whatever they touch or will touch and wash their hands more often to stay clean.
The virus has caused many people to lose their jobs. My mom still works, but only twice a week. My dad unfortunately isn’t working right now. It sucks that my mom can’t work more days, but it’s also good because she’s safer at home than she would be at work. The virus has given us more family time. Since my mom has less work days and my dad doesn’t work, we have more time together.
Quarantine has been really boring so far, I haven’t really done anything successful. All I do is watch Netflix, play Call of Duty. I'm always calling my friends, texting them. I always hang out with my siblings, especially my baby sister. I like to take care of my sister, even though she’s always crying. Quarantine does make my siblings and me fight. We’re always fighting for the smallest things. I always make my sister, K, get me stuff when I don’t want to go get it. I’m always eating out of boredom, and my mom gets mad because the food is supposed to last a long time but I still eat.
The virus made me miss a few things, like M’s birthday. I also missed my nephew's birthday. It was really upsetting to miss their birthdays because I always go meet them for their birthdays. And I know that unfortunately we won’t be able to do anything for Mother’s Day.
I really hope that this can end soon, I know it’s going to take a while for everything to get back to normal but I just want to be able to go out.