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This week was terrible. Last week I was able to go out, and it still didn’t feel entirely on lockdown, but this week, that changed. My mother no longer lets me go out ANYWHERE. However, today I’m going back to work! I’m very excited but scared. I’m happy to get out of the house already and do something different. However, it does frighten me–having some physical contact with so many people. Anyways, school is so much easier. It seems like teachers are patient and understandable. I no longer feel the stress I felt before. So, seeing things better, I think this week was a lot better. I guess I was right things do get better. 

    I’m doing a lot better in my classes now that they’re online. Again, I believe it’s because my teachers are going easier on us; however, that doesn’t bother me. It’s actually fun to see what you discover about yourself and even the people around you after you spend so much time together. During this time of need is when you also realize who’s actually by your side. Not trying to be all dramatic and sentimental, but how many people have looked out for you and asked how you’re doing? At the end of the day, this is a fun experience, right? Too soon to joke?

Hidden deep in a dark wooden drawer, there’s a slightly ripped cardboard shoebox. Now, this box may not look like much; with the Vans logo stamped multiple times all over its sides; its rugged, jagged edges; or the penny-sized hole punched on the lower-left corner. On the outside, it looks as if it has a ticket to ride. That is, a ticket to ride the greasy garbage truck. 

Being locked up in my house has been kinda cool since I do not get to see people anymore. It sounds rude at first, but when I explain it further, you will understand why I like it.
I have more time to focus on myself and not worry about other people’s problems. I will occasionally help people who text me here and there, but people who know me understand that I don’t like using my phone as much as other people. Even though there is a whole pandemic going on and social activities have been cut down dramatically, I have not resorted to turning my back on my old person ways. I have fun reading a book and watching scary movies, and it gets better because I get to enjoy it and not rush through my activities by worrying about somebody else.
It has been hard being a hermit, especially since I have nothing else to read. I thought about asking people for book suggestions, but I thought that I would sound weird. Instead, I resorted to asking about movies I should watch. I was told to watch 47 Meters Down and let me tell you something; this movie made me even more scared of the ocean. Sharks were already terrifying, but now this movie has scared me even more now. To fisk this anxious experience, I resorted to watching the Hannah Montana movie. Everything hits harder now that I am older, but I still love the experience, especially the scene when Miley sings The Climb, you just have to love that part.
I made a dumb mistake by asking for movies since almost all of the suggestions I got were movies about pandemics and the end of the world, but we are not trying to panic in this house. I stuck to listening to music instead. I am currently going through a little Taylor Swift concert mindset, so I just have her music blasting in my room, and I love it.

After a long and difficult 5 minutes of working, it becomes really easy for us to take a quick 30-minute break and watch anything else with any device at hand. What’s worse is that once we are done with our break, we go back to our homework to repeat this cycle, thus using way more technology than we should.