If you're confused what's the part 1. Here's the link of the first episode, @mrnightmare89/quarantine-life-short-story
Jun used to live in a remote place in the Philippines. He's not that worried if he's not allowed to go outside because of quarantine. He can enjoy himself from writing, reading and just watching the people outside. Although he really want to go home at this moment where his family lives. He can't because of this quarantine. That's why he just stays at home and live in peace.
One morning when Jun is drinking coffee in the balcony of his house. He saw that many locals are still going outside. The murmuring of the locals why they keep on going outside because they don't have food to eat anymore. The support from the government where the poorest of the poor should receive an amount were being lessened because of corruption. He's not that affected of the hardship since he's writing on hive. He's earning for at least 10 dollars a week. He just using the small amount of money wisely.
While he keeps on watching of the people outside. He noticed a mother crying while carrying her child crying. The reason why the mother is crying because she was mad at his husband. She was mad because there's no food now they can eat. Jun feels pity to that family and he thinks of something what he can do.
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Then he's now writing to ask the people in hive community. He's asking for the communities to help him to feed the poor by giving them food. He specified in his writing that he's asking anything that can help. It's better to have food rather than money so that there's an assurance that they will have food. He thought that if money you will give to them. They might buy different instead of food.
While Jun is waiting for the responses to the people in hive. He's contacting his friends from abroad who have a better lives that have extra money to help. His friends didn't respond right away. That's why he's just giving a little something that he has right now.
He prioritise that woman with a child because maybe the child was hungry. Maybe that's the reason why that child is crying a moment ago. While giving a little of what he has. He said to himself by whispering.
**"Quarantine is good to make sure the people will not be infected from the virus. However, when the people gets hungry. They never care anymore what will happen to them because food is important rather than staying at hime with a hungry stomach.
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Jun's heart was broken when one child is asking him for food. That child lives from the neighbour of that woman she's giving food to eat. He doesn't know what to do because he can't give anything to that child anymore. He has a little food left but it's budgeted already for a week. However he can't refuse to a child that look's hungry.
One day has passed and fortunately one of his friends gives him a little bit of support. He's jumping because of joy. He can now buy something for those people that needs much. But he can't give everyone because of the amount of money is not that much. At least the teary heart he has right now is being healed a bit.
After receiving the money from his friend. He goes to a supermarket and buy it for rice, canned goods and noodles. Then when the sun falls he gives the food he bought house to house. He does it silently so that not too many people will notice and might come to his house. He can't give everyone food and it's hard for him to refuse a hungry faces..
Now, he's still waiting for another response from the people who are willing to help..
to be continued...
This is a true story but I made some spices while writing it. The name of the people is not real but the happenings are real.. Many true stories will come base on what's happening in my community around.
thank you for reading
