Lockdown shop

“Ok Mum I'm ready to go” I shout as I slide the white mask over my face. It's day 25 of New Zealand's Covid-19 level 4 lockdown, I'm off to the supermarket with mum. With our shopping list in hand, we walk down the lonely street to the supermarket, not a soul in sight! We arrive at the supermarket, only to find a long queue waiting for us, everyone is 2 metres apart. Fifteen minutes pass before we get inside. Grabbing a trolley we start our essential shop, veg, milk, bread and wine for my mum. Trying to stay 2 metres apart from the other customers is like avoiding the barrels in Donkey Kong! We head to the checkout, and I think to myself that it's like visiting someone in prison with the glass screen between us. I help Mum load the groceries onto the belt as the lady scans them through. Mum packs the groceries into the bags we brought from home and swipes her card to pay. We head back home and after washing our hands and I help mum unpack.