Slices of Time

Slowly riding along in my close friend Jack’s dark brown Volvo, a youthful night invigorated us. Energy and excitement flowed like a river throughout our bodies. We had bought energy drinks and started driving around beneath the starry, boundless sky, eager for what awaited us. The seat warmer heated my stiff back while cool air coasted onto me. Laidback, harmonious music flowed through both our bod...

When I was in first grade, my mom found out she was sick. During that time, she had brain fog — the kind of fog that clouds your eyesight and makes you feel like you can’t breath. She would stand around for hours, just standing there, not knowing what she was doing or what was happening around her. When she wasn’t having brain fog, she would be sleeping because her sickness was killing her....

When I first truly grasped the idea and possibility of going into “quarantine,” I was completely ecstatic. I reveled and bathed in my excitement. I knew school could be closed for who-knows-how-long. I imagined spending the days hanging out with friends and sucking up all the time I could. Little did I know, quarantine would be one of the hardest situations I’ve ever dealt with emotionally. I...