Small city life

There's a post-apocalyptic vibe in this city. After 9 PM, the streets are empty. Curfew, everything closed, and they've made it obligatory now to wear masks on the street. It doesn't make any sense. This country's government is inept to a degree where it is hurting all of us. I know why I left 15 years ago. It was because of this and also because I saw something better somewhere else. I believed that I could thrive elsewhere. It's been hard at times because all my family is here, and like those plants that don't grow roots elsewhere, I always felt a longing for my country and wanted to return. It's time now to take a decision.