Blog Post #2

Pre Pandemic: Part 1

The air was crisp on this March Day. The sun poked out from behind the clouds casting a spectral golden hue over the battered buildings of Little Five Points. I was sharing this moment with my two closest friends from 11th grade. We had been planning to meet up since the start of January, but we pushed it back week after week. Something always came to interrupt our plans of meeting. Knowing now what came after this date, one could say the obstacles in our way were warning signs.

We arrived at Little Five Points earlier than expected; my friends and I were always running late. The parking lot was packed, but good thing I had my trusty little Kia Soul with me. There are tons of varying opinions on the Soul. Some find the car an eyesore. Admittedly the car sticks out like a sore thumb amongst others, but I love that about it. Whether you like it or hate it, it is a dependable car. We pulled up to a multicolored building as the savory aromatic scent of hot pizza filled the vehicle. We had arrived at Savage Pizza.

There was very little talking while our faces were stuffed with the hot greasy slices of cheese pizza. One lonely slice sat on the tray. Our eyes glanced at the remaining piece, then looked back up at one another. We were waiting for someone to volunteer to take the final crispy slice of once hot, now cold cheese pizza. No one did. The silence was now lifted as my friends, and I finally started to converse. Often conversations of current events would be held, for we all cared deeply for it. At the time, the new rapidly spreading virus named Covid 19 had just been declared a Pandemic. However, there was not a worry that crossed our minds. How could this virus possibly make its way over here, to America? Even if it did, there was no way it would impact our lives, we thought. Looking back at that moment, we had no clue what was about to hit a week later.