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Missing, but Making Memories

September 10, 2021
By thomasvtran BRONZE, Huntington Beach, California
thomasvtran BRONZE, Huntington Beach, California
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I used to go out frequently

Spending time with my best friends

Alex and Matthew

We would watch movies

Go to concerts

Stop by new boba shops to try 

Out their new teas and bubble pearls

Stay up late from the caffeine in the tea

And just enjoy ourselves and our company

We would flock towards the new trends, the new hypes

Or try to make them ourselves


Today, I instead make new memories with my family

My sisters and I bake often

And watch movies

And video call our grandma

We would actually swim in our pool

And use it almost every day

I miss my friends

But I never realized I had other friends

Just outside my door

Down the hall

A knock or two away

Waiting to spend time with me too


The author's comments:

This piece reflects how over the course of the pandemic, I was able to become closer with my family and my siblings. Instead of going out to have fun with friends, I found that I could have as much or even more fun with my sisters at home safe from the coronavirus. 


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