Life in Lockdown (Part-1)

Hey guys, 

I am back. I hope you remember me (Ansh Mehrotra☺). Anyways, in this blog I am going to teach a chapter of physics called The Laws of Motion and........NO, NO, NO, NO WAIT. I am just kidding guys don't leave, (I would be insane to do that in a blog.😁), So the story of this blog is quite recent and so it is fresh in my exceptionally awesome mind. Now, for those of you who reading my blog in 2020, will understand the situation, (hopefully you don't read this 30 years after I write it.) The story of this blog traces back to..... 

2020 (uh..yeah, this year) 

 Yes friends, 2020. The year of complete boredom and lockdown and screen time and online school and...yeah you get the idea. If you don't understand then read my book: The disasters of 2020, (no I am just kidding, that book exists only in my mind till now, may be I will write it one day..in a few years). This was probably the first time in my life, (and for probably quite a lot people as well), I had experienced a complete lockdown, (I am telling you friends it is not fun at all.) I hadn't gone to play in 5 months, (quite an achievement). When this whole lockdown thing started it was actually a little fun for some days, (mind you only for some days), as we got something new to experience which I hadn't come across in my whole 12 years of life. 

It was a new experience for all, (except maybe those who witnessed world war II). My exams were going on in March. I had just given 3 exams- Math, Language and Hindi. I positively remember that after giving my Hindi exam I was studying Biology as the next exam was Science. I felt a little fatigue at that time so I decided to take short nap. When I woke up I got a big surprise. My mom told me not to study. When I asked the reason, I was shown a notice issued by my school. It said that my school was shunned down till 31 March and the exams were postponed. Further updates will be given later. 

Quite a lot of emotions washed over me at that moment- surprised, happy, sad. You must be wondering why I was sad. It was because the exams would be a burden on my shoulders till that time. But my mom reassured me by saying the situation might not improve till then, (thanks mom). So basically I was free to play as much as I want, (the most awesome thing.) But after 5 or 6 six days of joyful freedom my mom and dad banned my playing out of the house for health safety reasons, (RUBBISH.). So...all I could do was watch TV and watch TV and watch TV and...yeah that's pretty much all I did (I know right? busy schedule I had😂). Then my mom started teaching me a little 8 grade math with one of my best friend- LUCKY. The math classes my mom gave were really........boring (I really hope my mom doesn't read this blog.) 

 By the end of March I was getting a little annoyed by this whole lockdown situation and by April mid I was getting tortured by boredom. But I can admit anytime that I would prefer that complete boredom and isolation over what happened after some days. 23 April, 2020, (I think that was the date), I was watching a movie with my sister when my mom came in and gave me some horrible news. She showed me a notice which gave a whole timetable of........you guessed it SCHOOL and it was to start the next day itself, (unfair. By the way did I tell you that the exams were permanently cancelled and I was promoted to grade 8. Awesome!!!) 

I had to close down the movie and sleep immediately so I get up the next day to have a horrible day. When school first started it wasn't that bad. It was 3 hours only and we hardly got any homework. This continued for about a week or two. Then we got a 4 day break from school, (oh yeah.) They were finding a new online platform for school. After 4 days, they decided to work on Microsoft Teams, ( I had to admit, the app is real good). After the platform got decided, school got worse, (lot more worse than it was). We started getting loads of homework. Now that my school has started in full swing, my life had become.....horrible, (there are other adjectives which I can't write). I wanted a break from school. My school granted my wish-

 On the 8th of May, in the last period, my teacher said that we will get summer holidays till 31st May, (awesome.) Those 23 days were the best days of those 2 months. To add to the fun, my dad took amazon prime video (yeah.) After that I watched a movie everyday. But as they say, time flies. I hardly even knew how fast the day of 31st May arrived, (noooooo😢😢.) I was too reluctant to go to school the next day (or let's say- let the school come to my home). But I had no choice. 

I was really sleepy the next day. Since then I have got no such break from school. Till today my school has tortured me. At first they had kept classes on Saturday also, (the most rubbish thing ever), But after a few weeks they stopped that, because my mom, and a lot of other moms, taking my moms suggestion, had written about 4 complaints to ban Saturday school , after which, my school finally listened to it, (I owe you big time, mom). For the past 3 months, our school runs for 5 hours a day, for 5 days a week. My sister's grade though, (she is in the same school, just 3 years younger), is going quite slow. They started school 2 months after mine started. Also they didn't have Saturdays school from the beginning and had only 3 hours a day (totally unfair.) 

30 August, 2020 

 Only two weeks ago my tests got over. It went for 16 days. After my tests, my family went for a drive to a resort, (we just went to see it not to live in it, of course). But that, my friends, I will cover in my next blog. After my tests finished, I was looking forward for a long week of pure relaxation😆. But alas! my school wasn't going to let me relax. My teachers soon told me that the term end examinations will be taking place from the 14th of September. Yes friends, only 15 days left. 

 Looks like I gotta spend the whole of next month in studies, (basically all I have been doing for the past 5 months). So...I've gotta go and study now and have to bid you guys goodbye.

So friends, that was it for today. Yes, I know I should have kept some happy ending but this lockdown is still going on. I am still waiting for that golden day when this all will be over and I will get to live that normal life again, (which I miss badly. Sorry for this guys.) Till then, the waiting will continue for me and you. But as soon as this ends I will surely write a blog about the end of lockdown too.

 Also, my exams are starting from the 14th of September, (which you all must have read above), and its not far. So I must start studying and hence I can't write blogs till 30th September But after that I promise to write another thrilling blog and this is a promise I will surely keep. So buckle up and fasten your seatbelts because the next blog will be great, (it will be about when i got out of the house last week by breaking lockdown. Just wait till 30 September.)

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Until we meet again,  

Farewell friends and stay safe.👋 

-Ansh Mehrotra☺😉