In those first few weeks, we were terrified and restless. The news was a horror movie playing on loop. So, we did what cousins do best: we created a parallel universe.
The Year We Stopped Being Just ‘Cousins’ – A 2020 Time Capsule my cousin sister 2020
We started watching the sun set from her balcony. Every single day. Without fail. In those first few weeks, we were terrified and restless
But 2020 was the year of perspective .
I remember the exact week the government announced the lockdown. I was at my aunt’s house, and the news ticker flashed red. My cousin sister—let’s call her Riya—looked at me from across the dining table. We were both in university then, both suddenly told to come home and stay home. In those first few weeks