In mid-March, the stay-at-home orders began. That marked the end of college for me. I went home, and so did my friends. We all thought we'd come back to school after Spring Break. I imagined that the pandemic wouldn't last more than a couple weeks. Boy, was I wrong! It's the end of June now. College didn't end with adventure, fun, and celebration. It ended very quietly, so quietly that no one even realized it was happening. My friends and I still keep in touch, of course, but I miss the late-night movies, toasting marshmallows on the stove's flame, and joking around at the dinner table.
Many people aren't wearing masks around here. Cases are spiking. I wonder- when will our lives return to normal? Will there be a new normal, after this pandemic ends?