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Chapter Nineteen
The Rain
May 2021, Manila - The Philippines reported its first two cases of the Indian Covid variant on Tuesday. The variant was identified in two overseas Filipino workers who returned from UAE and Oman, said the news anchor.
I turned off the television as there is really not much good news in the world today. Sadly the pandemic is not getting any better. And honestly I think it won't be better anytime soon. It appears to me like the pandemic is here to stay, for longer. Some people say the pandemic could last for three to five years or more. Sadly, people are already suffering, and suffering more because of the pandemic. Some people are losing jobs and livelihood and some are losing a family member or a loved one. While the pandemic is here to stay, we painfully learn to live and bend.
I looked at the clock and it said 4:20 PM. I am prepa
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