Page 6 - CHASING A DREAM

Soon, the country’s administration implemented a

nationwide lockdown. No businesses shall be open, and

everyone must stay home; the government pointed out

that anyone who disobeys would have to face the military.

The start of quarantine for Tala was adequate since she was

used to being all alone and staying home all the time.

Although she has friends with whom she communicates,

she still feels lonely.

Three months into quarantine, and she is spiraling into

insanity. Not really, though; that was just what she felt; her

thoughts were killing her. Every day, she would wake up

and do the same routine she did six weeks ago, which was

exhausting. And at night, Tala would stay up as her

thoughts devoured her whole; she would go from thinking

positively that the pandemic would eventually end to ideas

that would go back to her mother and were going to be

lonely for the rest of her life. Tala also thought of the bills

she had to pay, and the food does not have, as her job was

put to a stop and she was running out of money.

This led her to have feelings of anxiety resulting from mild

panic attacks where she had learned to deal with silently

through the years. Tala felt helpless as she did not know

what to do with her feelings, and she did not have anything

to distract herself with, unlike her part-time job.