“I miss the classes that I went in loudly with my friends, the air that our lunch table had, and the soccer field where my friends and I played after eating lunch.”

“I just got a Cricut…an impulse buy!”

“I stood there in my pajamas, watching the ambulance drive farther and farther away.“

“Throughout this time of quarantine, I realized that living in self-isolation reconnects you with your mind and family, and prevents more people from getting the virus.”

“Accepting and embracing this situation is the best thing I can do.”

Fluorescent Adolescent

Today, I went penny boarding in the park. I fell a few times, skinned my left palm, and was laughed at by a little boy, but it was nice to feel like the world was normal again, even if it was for only a few hours.

“We had to fight back. We had to protect ourselves. That was a mutual sentiment: everybody had to take care of each other.“

I’m suffocating. The lockdown caught me by surprise; when I first heard about it I felt like I was living in a dream fabricated by Yorgos Lanthimos. Everything was still here—just now slightly tilted left. My personal unease left me grasping for distractions, hoping everything will calm down in two weeks. I have always dreamt of when classes would be out for the day. I’m beginning to regret dreaming for it.

“We thought we’d be fine for a little bit, but you know what they say—even though work stops, expenses run on.”