CHAPTER 11
"Friends are like stars. They come and go. But the ones that stay...are the ones that glow." -Unknown
All schools, including mine, shut down the next day. They were to open again in September, if not, later.
I don't know what else there is to say. School was over. Another bad thing added to my stress.
My family was in the middle of a movie--a great movie, too. At around 4:25, my mom turned on the TV to watch the COVID-19 update. Soon enough, it came on.
It talked about a lot of stuff. Not travelling, not attending gatherings, coughing and sneezing into the crook of your elbow. The basics. Nothing I didn't already know.
Then they said that all schools K-12 in Alberta were closing. I couldn't believe this was happening. Everything at school, my teachers, my friends--I was to see them in SEPTEMBER. Nonononononononono. I never got to say goodbye to my friends, I didn't have their numbers either. I immediately stood up and ran to my computer, then clicked onto my school website.
I go to my home page, and type: i just saw the coronavirus update...true school is closing until september?
I scroll down, but see nothing about others talking about the virus. I guess I was the first one to say something. Just then, a new post replies to my comment.
A guy from my class replies with a simple, yeh i think so. This is real. Alexis could die over our five month break. JACOB could die over our break. I remember the photos Bella sent me of her and Jacob's conversation. Jacob was not doing okay. He was really sad, and wrote "I CAN'T" a bunch of times on a sheet of paper. I was so worried.
I scroll down to the school-wide page. Everyone was talking about it, and my phone exploded with text messages.
Eric, Ricky, Bella, David, and Jacob were all texting mad about the school closing.
Just as I feared.
It can't get any worse than this.
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What Friends Are For
Non-FictionA touching story about how these sixth graders find themselves helping their best friend from committing suicide, about friendship, about helping your friends. Izzy, Bella, Annabelle, Sofia, Jacob, Alexis and David have been best friends since grade...