Anthara Boehm
I hoped that I would always have my first dog Dudley beside me forever.I hoped that my great grandma would spend one more Christmas with me, and I hoped that my grandpa’s cancer would go away forever. I really hoped. Even though the ones I loved so much were gone, I replayed the memories I had with them. The dog walks I had with him, the morning conversations I had with her would now only be dreams. I hoped to see the bright side of all these crises. Seeing my grandfather with this pain of cancer makes me heartbroken, but on the bright side I see that I still have time to make more memories with him.
I always hoped to see the bright side of everything until I heard that I was not going to be attending school, I was not going to be seeing my friends and family, and I was not going to be anywhere but in my house being quarantined. This crisis in fact made me hopeless. Being at home I started looking on the negative side. Doing 8th grade online school all alone by myself, not being able to talk to my friends and family, and worst of all not being able to go anywhere but staying in your house keeping yourself away from anyone and everyone. All anyone could talk about was Covid-19. Everyone was worried, scared, and did nothing but panic. I did, too.
Then one day when I was in quarantine I decided to bake brownies. The joy in putting the ingredients together into the oven and watching it all form into a delicious treat made my heart beam. I started to love baking and I kept on doing it. Another day when I was in quarantine I decided to write letters to my friends and family thanking them for how much they mean to me. It was such a blast using my creative crafts and arts to form a homemade card. I even went outside one day and spent the day outside with my dog, chasing him, and playing tug a war with him.
This really made me miss all the times that I could have done this with him in the past but never had the time. I hoped to see the bright side of this crisis, and I had! I learned, experienced and explored so much. I baked, made homemade letters, and spent time with my dog making memories to last a lifetime. I really did find hope on the bright side of all of this. Hope is truly the thing to see on the bright side.
Anthara Boehm is a student and writer.