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Pandemic, You Beauty
Talking about the unnoticed things of the hush-hush year
Pandemics are rare. They probably occur once-in-a-century and I certainly didn’t think I’d be here to face one.
It wasn’t until countries started imposing lockdowns that I realized this was serious. Stores, entertainment centers, schools — everything was shut and you only got to go out for emergencies.
Nobody had seen something like that ever.
It was a painful sight but I couldn’t tune down my excitement for something new happening. Amidst the chaos, I loved experiencing a few Lil’ things that made this year, one of the best of my life.
The distance brought us close
I remember my friends going mad for having to stay at home all day. All our lives, we’ve cribbed about wanting that but when we finally got it, we lost our minds in a week! Of course, we’d taken our social lives for granted all this while.
Initially, everyone was figuring out ways to pass the hour, trying to have fun virtually. We tried everything from playing group matches of Ludo, virtually partying at Houseparty, cooking god knows how many recipes in the world, watching all kinds of trendy and non-trendy shows on Netflix, and our most beloved, endless…
