PART 1 - TIK, TOK–BOOM!
The pandemic changed everything in an instant. One day, Ry and I were living our usual lives—work, gym, grabbing drinks with friends—and the next, the world was locking down. It didn’t seem real at first. We’d heard the news about this virus, but it felt far away. A lot of things do, until they aren’t.
I still remember the day it became real for us. It started small. More people called in sick at work, and face masks started appearing on the bus. At first, I bru