COVID by Johnnovan Reyes
when i hear the word shackles, I think about prison or jail, and it also reminds me of early 2020 when COVI D started. We were forced to stay home to be safe. There was no school and you couldn’t do any activities. Most people thought it was going to be a vacation from school and work, but it wasn’t as fun as it sounded. I wasn’t able to have a graduation or a prom. I missed out on a lot of things and lost a lot of middle school friends because I wasn’t able to meet up with them, and it wasn’t the same talking to them on the game. During quarantine, I felt trapped and was redoing the same thing everyday. Which was to eat, sleep and play video games. I couldn’t play sports and couldn’t even celebrate my birthday. I was a little sad that I wasn’t able to do things or see my friends. When I came back to school, my voice felt trapped. I felt like I didn’t know how to talk to people. I kept to myself most of 9th grade and during that time, I didn’t feel comfortable meeting new people.
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