**Mark’s Pov**
“Damn this COVID!” Mom murmured.
Two weeks ago, the government declared a nationwide lockdown due to the rapidly escalating COVID-19 emergency. It was confirmed that 55,600 people have been infected, 10.200 deaths have been recorded.
My Dad was stuck on a business trip, and my junior sister was stuck in college. I was stuck at home along with my stepmom.
But I won't lie, she has been a mother figure to me. According to my dad…My biological mom died immediately after my birth. Grace, my stepmom was a nursing assistant then. My dad hired her as my nanny before they fell in love with each other.
She took care of me like her own blood…she stood up for me when dad yelled at me. I thought she would change someday as all stepmoms did. But she didn't, she's the same caring and
