Quarantine Made Me Do It: "Amidst the Pandemic" (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781964234168)

In the tumultuous year of 2020, a time when the world faced unprecedented challenges of a global pandemic, first-time author Sunny Dandridge takes readers deep undercover Into the heart of a small, seemingly peaceful New Jersey town. Beyond closed doors and quiet streets, secrets and hidden tensions simmered, waiting to boil over.

It all began after curfew on April 8th, 2020, when a series of drive-by shootings shook the neighborhood. Astonishingly, no lives were lost, and none of the residents were awakened. The next day, the news of the attempted murderer spread like wildfire. The local newspapers and Ring Door Cams warned of a silver Mercedes, possibly linked to the incident, and pleaded with residents to report any information about the shooter, 25-year-old black female Tabitha Duncan.

As shocking truth unfolded, it was revealed that Sunny knew the shooter, as well as the victim and the intended target, intimately. She found herself quick to judge Tabitha and questioned her mental state. "How could Tab be so reckless with her children and grandmother waiting at home?" However, Sunny had her own dark history just six months prior. She was embroiled in an open case of trust-passing and "simple" assault, leading her to obtain a restraining order and gun license. As the harassment and threats continued, she prepared to purchase a weapon. Ready for the uninvited.

The quarantine and its isolation forced Sunny to take a deeper look at herself and her past. She began to question her judgment of Tabitha, reflecting on the pain and hurt that must've driven the woman to desperate actions. Recognizing her own journey toward her breaking point.

"Quarantine Made Me Do It: Amidst the Pandemic" is a gripping true story that peels back the layers of refined public appearances to reveal the chaos that lurks behind closed doors. Sunny journals the pivotal ones that altered her reality and led her to a profound self-discovery. It poses questions: What drives someone to their breaking point? And what does it look like from the inside?

The reader is invited to delve into the mental degradation that isolation brought during the quarantine and to relive the head-scratching moments of our "new normal". From the backdrop of COVID-19 and the tragic events surrounding George Floyd to the tumultuous politics of Donald Trump and the race for a vaccine, from relationships and domestic violence to Mental Health awareness and police brutality, from the rise of the "new" white American terrorists and gun violence to the Black Lives Matter protests and the shocking events of the January 6th riots- 2020 left us indelible mark on our lives.

Sunny's journey and her recollections will have you nodding in agreement, challenging your own perspectives, and ultimately looking to share, like, and subscribe to this story of transformation and self-discovery amidst the pandemic. The events of 2020 forever altered our lives, and Quarantine Made Me Do It is an unflinching reflection on those transformative times.