Have you ever heard of that beer company “Corona”? Well, this has no correlation with what I’m going to talk about.
Along with the fear of losing him to battle in the Navy, or the time apart…there’s a new sheriff in town. Sorry, I used to use that expression a lot.
There’s a new opponent. This is an enemy to all. Anyone that was hoping that we would face a zombie apocalypse…well, God didn’t grant that. Life decided to throw something else to wipe out the human race. It went by the name Coronavirus. Other people now call it COVID-19.
From what I know, it’s a modified and more intense version of the flu. This virus has two strands; A and B. So far, one of the strands is deadly, and the other one just gives you a terrible sickness.
The virus is airborne and it can stay on surfaces for a long time. People have said two hours, while others have said two to three days (depending on the surface).
It was said to originate in China. They blocked off all transportation from China, but that didn’t stop the virus from spreading. People who hadn’t traveled at all had developed the virus.
Globally, each country is taking their own precautions on how they’re dealing with coronavirus. Some have blocked all transportation. Others have put the whole country on lockdown.
For now, the United States has only advised that people stay indoors and away from other people. For the past week or two (ever since the announcement), people have been lining up at every store they can. They have been gathering as many supplies as possible including water, hand sanitizer, and toilet paper.
My boyfriend who works in a grocery store told me that those are the three main items that constantly run out daily. People around the world have found out that one of the best things you can do to protect yourself from the virus is to wear a face mask and gloves.
This prevents you from breathing in the potential COVID-19 spores that are in the air and from touching them. My grandma may or may not have predicted this. Many things can tie into this.
My cousin and I graduated in the year 2019. At his graduation party, his parents let all of us drink beer and jello shots. I had one jello shot and everyone was running around the corner to get beer.
Believe it or not, the party was stocked on Corona bottles. I had one of those, but it took me a while to finish it (since it was my first time trying it).
Along with this coincidence that had tied itself to Coronavirus…there were other coincidences. I wanted to be a nurse and that was what I was going to school for.
As a present, my grandma gave me a box full of 200 face masks. Later on, I forgot about them. My sister’s puppy, Tiger, got ahold of them and left some of them in the hallway. I picked them up and put the rest of them on the bureau in my room.
Before I graduated, a movie came out called “Five Feet Apart”. This movie also had many interesting comparisons with what is going on now. When the movie came out, I was best friends with four other girls. We were all homeschooled and we all loved Cole Sprouse.
We decided to go see it. It made us all cry. Later on, we decided to cosplay as the main characters. She and I made our name tags “Stella” and “Will Newman”. She had her own mask from her past cosplaying experiences while I bought one on Amazon.
I wanted it for cosplaying purposes, but instead I found on that actually functioned. It had plenty of filters and it worked with my lungs. Later on, I forgot about the mask.
The other similarity about “Five Feet Apart” was that the main characters both had the same disease and had to be kept at least six feet apart. Someone pointed out that they already messed up on the title of the movie.
In the movie, the main characters took the chance of getting sick from each other by getting closer by one foot. This is why it is called “Five Feet Apart”. With Coronavirus, you need to stay at least six feet apart from people.
All together, there’s the masks my grandmother gave me, the one I bought for myself, the beer company, and the distance needed to secure one’s health.
None of these actually correlate with what’s going on, but sometimes I like to connect the dots… even when they’re not supposed to be connected.
March 16th, 2020:
At the moment, everyone is at the store. Some have masks and gloves on, while others don’t care. Everyone here is going into the store and buying as many supplies as they can. They’re all scared. They don’t want to die from this or be infected with it.
A week ago, we believed that our county was safe. We weren’t worried because although there were a couple cases in California…none of them were close to us. The one that was found is within 30 miles. Lots of people come to this town from all around the state. Now, we’re scared. Our perfect bubble of isolation and safety has been popped.
Matt has recently been informed that the virus might actually delay his ship date. He was supposed to leave in less than two months on May 4th, 2020.
Now, everyone is freaking out. Everyone is scared. Everyone is doing what they can in order to stay locked inside their homes in order to protect themselves from this virus.
I have a boyfriend. His name is Matt. He works at a grocery store in order to pay off many bills and rent. He has a hard life and he has to work for everything. Unfortunately, he still has to work, even though this virus is getting closer and closer.
This is my fear. I’m afraid that I’m going to get it. Most importantly, I’m afraid that he’s going to get it. In this book/novel, you’ve read what I’ve been through. It may not be as difficult as other people’s lives…but it has torn me apart.
Matt has pulled me out of my dark mental state and he is my savior. He is the love of my life. What would I do if I lost him? I believe I would fall deeper than ever back into that dark mental state. I would blame myself and wish that I could’ve done something to prevent what has happened.
I know what I need to do now.
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