Since the speech of Emmanuel Macron who toughened the measures to fight against the coronavirus, we have followed a family from Boulogne-Billancourt (Hauts-de-Seine) confined to their apartment. Karine, Jean-Noël and their two daughters, Jeanne and Louise, describe their days by phone, to avoid contact. On the second day, the lack settles…
As if the clock had stopped. The days are getting longer and longer in the Boulogne-Billancourt apartment. And the lack of loved ones points to the tip of his nose.
Two days after the government-imposed confinement was announced, Karine and her two daughters still haven't left their cocoon. "It's starting to be heavy," admits the mother, on the phone. Especially since the family had already avoided going out all weekend.
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This Wednesday, Louise, 12, had history lessons on which to work. "I helped her, but in the end, I wanted to hang myself. I am not made for class at home. It's a job ! "Breathes Karine.
"I miss my mistress and my girlfriends"
Not far away, Jeanne, the youngest, played somehow, without disturbing her father, teleworking in the kitchen open to the living room.
" It's a bit long. I miss my mistress and my friends. I like it when we play hopscotch, when we eat next door, confides, in a small voice, the 5-year-old girl, who has taken refuge in a room to answer the phone. My sweetheart, too ... He lives in my building, too, but I can't even see him. "
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Her big sister also regrets the presence of her friends. "There are a lot of little things that I miss: taking the bus with them, chatting all day ... At first, I was not aware of all that," says the teenager.
Even Karine is "tired": "When I see my friends, we kiss, we cuddle. There, we are called a little but it is not the same. I want to see their boils. "
This Wednesday evening, the Boulonnaise and her group of girlfriends had planned to meet for a "virtual aperitif". "We're going to be called and film ourselves toast," laughs Karine. I do not hide from you that I look forward to this aperitif! "