Beth

There was no way I could breathe let alone pull a journal out of my backpack. People were crowded all around me. I don't like to be touched. I'm not weird about it or anything but I prefer to have a safety bubble around me. If people would stay 6ft away from me it would be ideal. I pulled down my green and white beanie with the large green pom pom. It says Ireland across it. My sister Meg got it for me when she did a semester abroad last year. Then I wrapped my baby soft white scarf around my mouth and nose. The last thing I need with my broken down immune system was the flu.

People are staring at me funny. Do they think I think they have the plague? I don't care. Someone just brushed against my leg. Ugh! Stop touching me!!

I can't wait to get to my new single room in the Dolphin Cove Dorms. I only needed to share a bathroom this semester. Suddenly I had the urge to color with my brand new box of crayons. I want my mommy.

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