Quarantine experience
The clock was ticking by and my heartbeat was rapidly increasing. I could see every student absorbed in his/her test. The teacher was walking to and for to catch anyone who was cheating. It was the day of my ‘Data Management’ mid-term evaluation. Being a Wednesday, I was already fatigued and stressed out about the rest of my exams. I was so busy doing my test that even the slightest noise of the clock ticking was diverting my attention from the test. Then, I heard the speakers screeching like car breaks. Suddenly, Mr. Bar, the school principal, made an announcement to the school stating that there was an important notice that needed to be picked up by all of students and staff. After a minute or two, he made another announcement in which he called all the teachers to the office immediately. We were all pondering and whispering about the unexpected mysterious announcement. I looked at the time; it was around 2.30pm and our testing time was almost over. A last glance at the test reminded me to write the date on the test. I took out my blue lead- pencil and printed the date; April 8, 2003.Upon hearing the announcement, all the students in the class got excited as well as curious to know what the matter was. While the students
I reached home and spread the news to my family. They did not pay any heed to it, as they said everything would be fine. They have a strong belief in God and they pray for the better health of the whole family everyday, so they were sure God will hear their prayers. And so do I. I tuned into channel 24 to get the up-to-date information but they did not mention anything I was not ware of. After having dinner, I went to sleep. I had a peaceful sleep that night. But a phone call from The Toronto Public Health awakened me. I could barely open my eyes. It was 10:30 PM. The nurse told me that I was quarantine for five days i.e. I was locked in my house. I was to eat, sleep, stay, and work in a separate place. I was thunderstruck when I was told about the $5000 fine per person if conditions were not followed as told by the Ministry of Health. So, if we broke any of these rules, we would be fined by $5000. So, it all seemed serious to me. Throughout the night, I had a strange feeling as if something would happen. I was panicking the whole time but I did calm down myself by drinking my favorite drink: peach juice. The next day when I woke up, I found sealed packets in my room, each of which contained a number of masks and a digital thermometer. My brother, on the instructions of the Toronto Public Health, brought the packets. The instructions said to wear the mask and change it every five hours. My mom insisted me to wear the mask so I had to wear it. I wore it on the first day but soon got fed up with it. So, the first day was the only day when I wore the mask. were finishing up the tests, our teacher started discussing of what the important news might be. After a few minutes, Mr. Bar’s voice was on the speakers again. This one was rather short and precise; he told the whole school to listen to the media tonight. The instant the word “media” was mentioned, it clicked to me that this whole hustle and bustle was about “SARS.” Since it was th
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