Children of the Lockdown I woke up to gentle sound of rain, pattering on my window. I realised that there was no time to relax! A deadly virus had landed on the Earth from an unknown aircraft and made all the humans terrified! I went completely bonkers when the government imposed lockdown. It turned our lives upside down. When the lockdown first started, I thought that it was kind of a good thing, because if we stay at home, we are reducing the chances of everyone getting infected by this virus! But on the negative side students had to miss school, workers had to work from home, and many people lost their jobs! There is no right way to feel about lockdown, it is something that will affect everyone differently. I was flabbergasted and gobsmacked that I couldn't go to school, see my friends, or hug my grandparents. There were so many questions clotting my head as I thought about all the hospitals filled with patients, fighting for one gasp of breath. I wondered if life was ever going to return to normal. Isn't it strange that one virus, came and engulfed the whole world? In every corner of the world, there is only one topic going on, and it's corona, corona, corona! We are only thinking about ourselves, but we are not thinking about the people that have no money to buy food, so how are they going to buy hand sanitiser and masks to keep themselves safe? A pang went through me as my teacher said that it would be our last day of school. It didn't feel fair, it didn't feel real. After I got home, it suddenly occurred to me that I hadn't said goodbye to anybody, and who knows the next time I will see them. I felt cheated. It wasn't fair that this was all we got! There are many things I miss during this lockdown. But I miss my school the most, though we have online sessions going on. Zoom will never feel like playing rounders in the school field. I badly miss being physically at school, seeing all my friends, being able just to talk to my teachers, and learning stuff with my classmates. One thing which really upset me about going into lockdown, is not finishing my first year of high school. It felt as if someone had just taken my freedom away from me, even though I had just got it. I feel like a caged bird in this lockdown. I yearn to eat ice- cream at the park and ride my bike. I miss sharing chocolate cookies with my friends at lunch times. Instead I now try to share some with my pet bird! I especially miss my family who are living abroad. We were meant to go and visit them this summer. I miss picking juicy, luscious mangos off trees in my grandmother's orchard. And to see monkeys clamber on top of the trees to get at the mangos! I'm craving for a hug from my grandmother. I think I miss being normal too because I simply can't imagine my life being covered with a mask. Studying from home has encouraged me to explore new, creative, and interesting ways to learn. My dining room is now my classroom. I'm enjoying spending time with my family, and getting to know more about my parent's childhood. I also enjoy craft activities and baking with my mum. I never realised how much love and hard work she puts into the food that she makes for me! I got to know that because of the lockdown. I've become more confident to use technology because of online school classes! And I've made rainbows on the windows for the NHS! "The real heroes" The most funniest thing that has changed during lockdown, is that I get to wear my pyjamas while doing my online school sessions! When lockdown will be over, coronavirus will affect our lives in many ways. Especially going back to school because we will only go twice a week instead! There will be strict social distancing rules at school, and all the desks will be arranged differently. You can't hug your friends or give them high fives! Only small groups will have to go for lunch and break times. I'm looking forward to going back to my school after this terrible lockdown is over! I can't wait to meet my friends again and find out about their experiences through the lockdown! Before the lockdown, I used to take the bus to high school. But now when it reopens again, I'm going to ride my bike to school instead. My lockdown survival kit would have, a face mask, hand sanitiser, backup hand sanitiser, and a huge list of do's and don'ts from my mum. Corona, corona, we're gonna knock you down! You have shut us in our houses, But we will start grouses with you! You think you're so tough in that jaggy hide, You have flooded our world in a huge colossal tide, The vaccine is coming, and it's gonna make you hide! The song that reminds me about lockdown, is memories. Because the song says that even if you're not here, the dreams bring back all the memories, and the memories bring back you. And whenever I think of my friends during the lockdown, I remember all the fun things we did together. After the lockdown is all over, I wonder if life is ever going to be normal again. Because every day new information emerges out, about the coronavirus. During the lockdown I realised that without going to school children can study at home, my mum and dad can work from home, and without going on summer holidays, people can enjoy themselves at home with their family! I don't know if all of these things are right or wrong, but we don't know how long we are living this life for! I'm sure we will win this battle very soon!