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Collected Item: “An Unexpected Return”

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An Unexpected Return

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Sensory Memory

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

After being out sick for a week filled with chills, doctors appointments, the smell of soup, and the feeling of my warm blanket, I finally returned to school on Friday. I could see the empty classrooms, hear the quiet rooms, smell the hand sanitizer, touch the desks and door handles with precaution, and taste the uneasiness in the room. I heard whispers of people talking about “the coronavirus”. I saw people wiping down their desks and chairs. I smelt of constant cleaning supplies. I felt my heart beating faster than normal. This were all new senses that were coming to me in one day. I was confused and scared of the uncertainty of it all. I was barely comprehending and my mind was filled with thoughts and heat full of emotion. Little did I know, that was my last day of school.

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#California High School, #American Studies, #San Francisco #Bay Area, #sensory #history, #San Ramon Valley Unified School District, #Last Day of School, #Sick,

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Ashley Toll

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2020-10-27T12:06
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