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Pushing Through This Crazy Epidemic
Milagros Robles, Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School

When I first heard about the dad’s house in Florida so we did a road
coronavirus I did not think anything trip. I felt better when I was in Florida
of it. I thought that I would just go because I was able to go to the shed
away as everything else does. It turns and sit there to do my homework. I
out that this virus made a huge im- was able to move around a little more
pact on society. This virus is shutting while also being in the house. This
down schools, workplaces, parks, etc. is what made me feel a little better, I
it’s like we’re all trapped in one place did not feel closed in anymore. I feel
and we can’t do anything about it. At as if my whole life is postponed; gath-
first, I was staying home because I erings that I planned for family and
was scared to even go anywhere. I’m friends had to be canceled. I felt really
not sure who has the virus and who upset because my birthday is coming
doesn’t. So I just chose to stay away up and I know that everything might
from everyone for my safety and still be closed. I feel that if everything
my family’s safety. A month later is open things won’t ever be the same.
I decided that I wanted to go to my Everything is going to be packed, we

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