This is a story about a young woman suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and
how a day in her life unfolds under the limitations of such an affliction. It also reveals
how it has affected her past and determines her future. Chloe wants to be more like the
people she witnesses passing by her apartment window but struggles to feel safe in the
world outside her own walls.
One can only imagine what life would be like for Chloe and others like her, not yet thrown into
the chaos of a pandemic in this story, but life as we all now know it. As we become aware of
the parallels of her predicament vis-a-vis our own day to day existence in the midst of a global
pandemic, perhaps we might be able to relate to her dilemma. Maybe there is room for compassion
and understanding after all.
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