catherine talks

 He caught me unaware . A bugler in the night  who followed me home one day. I had  heard of his raids and the blood trails that dripped along his paths but i never imagined i would ever be his victim . Fourteen days and night alone in my home he terrorized me .I was drained of my energy but i had to fight because that was all i have been taught to do. I thought i would have a better advantage because of my youth but he didn't leave without a struggle, reminding me of other reasons why i was very vulnerable.  In the midst of the uncertainty, the sweaty nights, the chesty coughs, the heavy breaths, i finally beat him and I'm glad to say that i beat COVID-19 and I'm never opening the door again for that stranger to walk into my home.  This is my Corona story. The unpleasant experience, the near death one. One of those personal  encounters where the words " will I make it?" would gush out of my pharynx in surrender to an unknown answer. That was the question ...