My Life in Hope by Maria B.
This past year has taught me many things and has helped me believe in many
things that I didn’t before. Sometimes in life things do not always go your way or as
planned and leave you wondering how things are going to get better. After multiple
unpredictable situations, I can completely say that I believe in hope in life.
My last two years of high school were brought down by two very hard things to
deal with; my house fire and the coronavirus outbreak. On January 5th, 2020, my
house had caught fire around seven in the morning. The firefighters did a lot to try to
save it but it was almost a total loss. My family and I were left with only the clothing on
our backs. We were forced into a tiny apartment to live in until we found or rebuilt a new
house. I didn’t have hope that things would get better, I only thought things would get
worse-- and they did.
In February 2020, the coronavirus spread to the United States and caused the
nation to shut down for two weeks. The shutdown meant that no one could go out in
public and that the schools needed to close down. When my school shut down, we were
forced to do online classes for school and my parents didn’t have anything for my
brothers and me to use for any of our online classes. At first, it was only a two-week
shutdown, but then it turned into a month shutdown. Then eventually, it turned into a
three-month shutdown.
Although not having real school and not having to wake up early sounded fun,
but being stuck in a tiny apartment with my family for three months made me angry
because I just wanted my house back and I just wanted my life to go back to some type
of normalcy. I had no hope for the future. I had no hope that things were going to get
better.
After three months of being locked up in the tiny apartment and only allowed
to see my family and my boyfriend, the strict lockdown lifted a little bit. This allowed the
reconstruction of my house. Then the news of school opening back up in the fall came
out, which meant I would have a senior year. I started to develop hope when my house
was allowed to be rebuilt and when I found out school was opening back up because it
meant that my life would go back to being somewhat normal. Before this, I did not
believe in hope. I didn’t believe things would get better. My world came crashing down
within two months. Could you blame me?
The hope I developed helped me get through the summer and helped me look at
life in a different way. Hope can reassure me that everything can be overcome.
Whenever tough situations come my way, I know that hope will help me get through
that situation.
