A conversation I’ll always remember
The hot, sticky air clung to my skin and the incessant buzzing of flies circulated around the food. We were having dinner with our neighbors, and with a melting ice cream sandwich in hand, I was half-listening to the conversations.
“Have you seen the millions of COVID-19 cases?”
“Who do you think will win the election?”
Then, the conversation shifted to climate change.
“I think we’re too far gone,” my neighbor said. “We’ve passed the point of no return.”
My stomach dropped — suddenly, I didn’t have an appetite anymore. I sat there quietly as my brain drowned in existential questions.
