3 months prior to the pandemic
I was sitting on the couch with my family, horrified. I couldn't believe it. How could this be happening? I felt my mom grip my shoulder. It had been 6 months since I had last saw my dad. He had been deployed to some stupid unexplored country to see if they could find new plants or herbs or some crap. Now the people standing in front of us said he had contracted some kind of unknown disease, And that he had passed from it. It wasn't fair! Why would he go on that stupid trip anyways? I felt tears streaming down my face.
~Flashback~
The day dad left
"Honey I know you don't want me to go, but this is really big for me!" he said. I just hugged him tighter. "We can hopefully find new plants for medicine, new animals to study, Get excited! Once I find something, I can make a groundbreaking discovery! We'll be famous!"
"I don't want to be famous, I just want you here." I had said. His eyes softened. "I'll be back before you know it. Don't worry about me." Then a car honked. "I gotta go Jelly bean, See you soon!" He kissed me one more time then walked out the door. I watched him go, not knowing that that was the last time I would ever see him.
1 week later, the pandemic hit.
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