Page 5 - CHASING A DREAM

Nine years had passed, and she was in her third year of

college. The only reason why she managed to stay in school

was because of the fund her mother had left for her

education together with some donations from relatives she

had never met before, plus she was working a part-time

job. A whole year before she graduates, she was

bombarded with many school works and tasks with her

current year in college, resulting in anxiety and stress. As

she was scrolling through her laptop to search for an article

for an assignment, she came across a particular news

article that reads “New Disease: COVID-19 is now rapidly

spreading across China.” She got curious and clicked on the

report. She was horrified by the news that people have

been acquiring a strange and unfamiliar disease that has

the potential to disguise itself as regular flu. However, she

was just glad that it did not reach her country until the

next night where she came across a local news channel

while working at her part-time job. When she flicked onto

that news channel, a headline came on the television

screen that looked familiar with the article she had read.

The news stated a confirmed case of the disease in her

country but from a thirty-eight-year-old woman visiting the

Philippines. Local authorities say that they would be

looking into the situation and advised the general public to

follow safety measures. The following day, her manager

advised the team to wear masks and regularly use alcohol

before interacting with customers.