Chapter 5: Doc’s Son

Bryan was his name. He was like his father, and he wanted to become a doctor someday. He and his father played basketball together, studied medicine together, and did assignments together.

He had many friends at the academy, but the new school year had posed a problem for Bryan to see his friends in school.

Now, Bryan felt sad that he wouldn’t be seeing his friends for a long time. But there was still a chance, as the academy hasn’t announced how the next school year would be.

Bryan was also sad that his father wasn’t coming home everyday. He and his mother would pray the rosary every night, just to pray for Doc’s safety. But Bryan missed his father much.

Right after the family had dinner one time, Bryan received the news that the academy won’t be pushing with face-to-face classes, as cases of the virus kept rising.

“Don’t worry Bryan, you will still see your friends on video chats,” his mother said.

While Bryan’s mother talked with Bryan about his classes, Doc remembered the time of the COVID-19 pandemic; when Bryan was still a newborn baby.

Bryan was fortunately born months before the pandemic started in Great Britain, or Doc and his wife would have a harder time going to the hospital.

But the baby still needs to go to the hospital to get his vaccines and check-ups. Doc remembers how his wife keeps he and Bryan sanitized before and after visiting the doctor.

Bryan’s grandparents weren’t even there in Wellsworth to see their grandchild. Doc’s parents were actually in London, and they find it hard to get food outside.

Fortunately, everyone in Doc’s family survived the pandemic. Soon enough, everything was done months after Bryan’s first birthday. Oh how Bryan’s grandparents were happy to finally see their grandson.

And now, 15 years later, the family is facing yet another disease. As Bryan goes to school again, Doc and his wife hope that he will change his mind and be happy in online classes.