A
quarantine diary
by LASIYAMA MAMUN
( Last night my elder daughter, LASIYAMA SABIKAH MAMUN has written this short story and given me. She is just 8 years old and studies in Year 3. She is very much aware of this ongoing COVID-19 outbreak -Mamun Aziz)
Day 1: School
is cancelled & mum is in the kitchen cleaning the face masks. I walked to see
Kilo (our dog) he was asleep and snoring dad is setting up My computers for an online school. I have to go.
Day 2: I
couldn’t sleep last night. I felt awful. Kilo is going to the pound. Aunt Perrie
can’t come. I had a bad cough though it horrified me. I would not stop sneezing &
mum did not let me go out of bed. Dad gave me some breakfast-toast biscuits and
marigold tea and he said it would make my cough better.
Day 3: My cough was better but I got an awful headache. Max was waiting for mum to break
the news “I and max are moving this house are too tiny”. I guess I had to deal
with it. It also means she will miss my nineteenth birthday. I wonder what dad will get maybe a house dad
can’t pay rent for both of us his office has closed and now he does work online
and it does not pay much.
Day 4: Mums
gone dads-tired Kilo’s at the pound. I have nothing to do. I saw the news it COVID-19
had hit New York. I live in Washington so it’s not that far away, dad sent me
to go shopping. I was very happy. seeing dad being yelled at by his boss for made
me squint. I saw max walking by. We were both going shopping at the same shop it
made me calm down.
I have to
run home now, my mum may be gone but coming home before dinner is a rule I must not
break. Goodbye diary.
Day 5: It
feels like an asteroid hit my stomach and my nose is all blocked worst of all
it was on my birthday. Dad ran upstairs and gave me a note from my brother max
it was a birthday present. It was a tiny hamster so I would not be alone. I
wrote a thank you letter and sent it to mum.
But I
really wish I got toilet paper for my birthday (pun intended).
Day 6: Dad got a new job he has a nicer boss and he is paid
more also dad took me to the doctor because I was very sick | after the
appointment | —> the doctors were not sure what happened.
But I
will get a blood test tomorrow just to make sure I’m okay while I but in the car my neck was itchy and my nose had gone red then my I fell asleep. I was just
so tired its 2:30 in the morning right now better go.
Week 1: I
went to the doctor for the blood test and I have awful news- I have COVID-19
also, I’m 19 Years old (pun intended) dad can’t come to my room and now robots
have made and give me food (That’s what max told me) I don’t want to talk about
the rest of it. Bye diary hopefully I can write to you again.
Week 2: Dad
is getting richer he can now pay his bills and buy 300 unicorn plushies
and still have money to pay taxes but I never get to see him after all I’m
stuck in my bedroom wait I just saw the mailman come wait one sec |after the mailman left| I got a letter from max mum lost her job and can’t pay rent she
is going to live with us now I will tell this to dad by email of course.
April
1st: Dad saw my email and told me we are getting a house a bigger one I thought
it was a prank it’s April fool day after all but. He told me it’s not I love
dad, I just wish I could hug him (but I can’t) dad showed me pictures of the
house too. I’ll try to find one but anyway goodbye dear diary.
Week 3:
I’m feeling a bit better today also mum an all of us moved to the new house, it’s
so big. I can’t write much this week I have alt of doctor’s appointments bye
diary.
Week 4: I
feel so much better, am I cured? Coronavirus ended, Kilo is back, I can
meet my besties at college and aunt Perrie is coming tomorrow. Dear diary it’s
time to stop writing in you.
03/04/2020
Remember
to
stay Home
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