The New Normal

March 12th, 2020 was an ordinary day but little did I know it was the last time, I would ever step foot in my high school again. It was also the last time, I would see many of my peers whom I had known since kindergarten and was it was the end of being able to walk around freely with no restrictions. I went to bed that night in my comfortable, predictable world that I knew so well, but when I woke it up everything was completely changed. It was foreign, strange and most of all so uncertain, this new “normal.” It was most definitely not the same world as the night before. Everyone kept telling me “It’s only two weeks,” “It’s just the flu,” and “It’ll be over before we know it.” I was told these things so often, I’m almost positive that these words are forever ingrained into my brain. March 13th was a confusing and strange day. School was cancelled for the next two weeks and my reaction was relief and joy. A two week vacation from school seemed needed since my senior slump was getting worse by the minute. I slept most of that day and the day after that and even the day after that. Looking back, I wish I hadn’t slept so much as my comfy bed began to feel more and more uncomfortable after about a month. I think many years from now, that this will all feel so distant. I also believe that we will all view the world as the time before Covid and the time after Covid, because this pandemic has had a major impact on each of our lives.

A timeline of Covid-19: https://www.ajmc.com/view/a-timeline-of-covid19-developments-in-2020