Page 97 - COVID Consortium Journal - An Edited Collection of Student Art and Writing

Eventually word gets out about what happened, and we have lots of
flowers in our apartment, and cards. We even got a sausage and cheese platter!
A couple of weeks go by, and we are all still very sad, but trying to look on the
bright side of things. My grandfather is still extremely devastated by what
happened, and just wants his wife to be by his side. Ever since my grandma
has passed away a little piece of my heart has shattered. The other annoying
thing is that we couldn’t go see her, or have a big funeral for her due to covid-19.
That’s why we Facetimed the nurse to say goodbye to my grandma. I know that
she will forever be loved, and cared about.

Spend as much time as you possibly can with your loved ones, because
you never know when they’re going to leave you. I will always have a special
place in my heart for you grandma. I really love you, and miss you.

Inequity in the Pandemic
Larenzo Bougherdari, School of the Future

Something I think that is unequal is homeless people on the streets in
NYC during the pandemic. I think this is unfair because I think they should
be placed in hospitals or homeless shelters. Their lives should matter. Living
on the streets without access to clean running water, no toilets or showers and
no food is even scarier now than ever before. If they had shelter and the basics
then they would be safer and protected from possibly catching Covid-19.

Right now, during the pandemic people’s lives are being tested in many
ways. First when this quarantine was suggested my mom kept me and my
brother and sister inside our apartment. We didn’t even go down the hallway
to throw out the garbage because my mom was afraid of us catching the virus.
We felt somewhat protected because we had shelter. Being able to have a home
was important. However, the one group of people that can’t protect themselves
with a home, apartment, or any form of shelter are the homeless people.

The luckiest and most fortunate group of people right now are wealthy
people. My mother is a yoga instructor and owns a shop on Etsy, and my fa-
ther has worked in the restaurant business for 30 years. Right now my father
cannot work because his restaurant closed. My mother can only teach now on
the internet. I know we aren’t poor, but we also aren’t rich. I keep thinking that
if we were rich, I would feel more calm. For one reason, I would know that my

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