It was the day I finally finished making my Time Machine. Different feelings traveled inside my mind. I was excited and overjoyed. Now, realizing that I can travel back in time to seek the truth of the Coronavirus.

I happen to hear about Game Disorder by Google news. I was so curious that I started to read the article. The WHO had researched about Game Disorder and found out that the illness was an addiction to Video Games. I started to realize that I was eventually becoming a victim of Game Disorder. I recaptured my memories of when the Corona Virus Pandemic began and how we were all lost within ourselves.

March 19th, the day the virus captured Sri Lanka was shocking news for every citizen in Sri Lanka. It was another day in which the sun rose and dawned through the Gannoruwa mountains which I can see from my balcony. Yet, it took me some time to understand the harsh reality of the Corona Virus Pandemic which has not only invaded our physical organs but our mental well being and this sudden discovery erupted like a volcano blasting lava to destroy the minds - The Game Disorder. According to what I know, Game Disorder can harm our Physical, Social, and Mental well-being.

Symptoms such as absorption while Gaming, Withdrawal Symptoms ( Irritability, Sadness) can be considered as symptoms of Game Disorder.The Game Disorder Disease has been approved on May 25, 2019. However, after the Corona Virus captured Sri Lanka. Our school started scheduling Online classes for each Grade. The Online Classes continued non-stop for five hours of lecturing subjects such as Sinhala, English, Maths, Science, and many more which created the greatest monotony which I ever experienced, and gradually I started wandering off from the subject area and dragging myself to Video Games. Starting from Strategy games to Fighting games I enjoyed myself instead of listening to Online Class sessions.

Facing the consequences, I had to study very hard as it took time to recall all the chapters I studied. After the results, I realized that my marks have been decreased. It was a major loss. But, I thought for myself that it was a minor loss. 

Being a game addict, I stole my father's Credit Card and installed various games. Due to the activities, I was scolded by my father and my mother. As a result, they took away all the devices I had to prevent the situation from getting worse. For me, it was very different. Then, another problem rose.

When I was playing Video games during Online Classes my elder sister used to accuse me. For the first time in my life, I experienced the menace of being followed, spied on, investigated, and interrogated by an FBI Detective which was a nuisance There was always an argument. It really used to annoy me a lot.

I used to play with my older cousin. But unfortunately, Thanks to the Virus, All the happy days were abandoned and vanished forever into the darkness. I was glued to the computer all day playing Video Games and occasionally when I went out of the house in an evening my Tree House in which I used to spend

many interesting hours reading books, relaxing, and even eating meals on it intentionally stared at me. Yes, I indeed abandoned my Tree House. I used to ride my bicycle through the neighbourhood. It was so fun!

Unluckily, one time I rode the Bicycle it jerked itself and I fell. I was injured and the Bicycle's front part was damaged. That was the last time I rode the Bicycle. Many days, I wasted my time playing video games while I did not even notice that time was passing by and I did not even bother to tell my father to repair the Bicycle for me. Also, those days I used to walk with my dog Timon. It was quite an adventure!  

We roamed through the woods and finally return home. Every time she used to be happy but now, the status has been changed.

Because of the Corona Virus, most of our clubs and societies have been abandoned as well. Such as the Astronomical Club, Environmental Pioneer Brigade and many more. In Environmental Pioneer Brigade, I was about to get the Green Badge when the disease infected the country. As a result, I abandoned my activities and played Video Games.

Online lessons Algebra, Constitutional law, Micro-Organisms, and so forth all these subject matters made me insane. I joined the class and I looked at my teacher which created boredom that I could not overcome. I am a very intelligent boy you know, I found the way, after all, I had the best opportunity. Thanks to my crazy buddies who played havoc when we were asked to join the class with the cameras on. It was my world! When the teachers told us not to switch the cameras on but to be online. It was a victory! I was the king of my world! Of course, I was online but I was heavily involved not with my lesson but with my game. This is how I invented a variety of ways of deceiving my parents and playing my game.

Yet, it was not very smooth as my mother who is a teacher understood that there was a catch. She started checking on me constantly. And her arrival at my destination was like swooping down for prey. It was so sudden and so ferocious as she was the most dominating character of the whole family. I remember, my mother was explaining about a Sri Lankan poet, "Patrick Fernando" to my sister and about one of his favourite poems. In which, you find a great aunt who had total control of the family. and when she died 

all the other family members were saddened by her death except for that little boy in that house who hated that aunt for spying on him. My mother was not much of a difference to the great aunt of Patrick Fernando's poem.

I could easily deceive the eyes of my father and even my sister at the beginning. But sadly, many times I got caught by my mother like a criminal being caught by the police playing games during Online Classes. To be very obvious, life is full of fun! I let the hell go with my online lessons and absorbed myself into many different games day after day. But, as time passed by I had to face a terrible truth! The stark naked truth!

It was my Term Test! My thoughts started hovering around like a tactician searching for ways how to score in my upcoming Term Test. Since, I had to answer a whole armed brigade in my house!

With the FBI detective and great aunt of Patrick Fernando when I started to study I realized the change,

I could not concentrate. Since my father was a Professor of Engineering, I was considered the Carbon Copy and the Super Memory brainiac of the family.

The diminishing concentration level worried me personally. But, I tried to conceal the harsh reality and started prancing around the house with my head up. As if I am Tarzan, Hercules, Einstein and Stephen Hawkings. My mother threatened me. Her Eagle eyes kept watching me answer the Test Questions.

Talk to me about any sophisticated camera produced in the world with surpassed my mother's surveillance which created an enormous space on my table with my humble Laptop sadly looking at me while I looked at the question papers of the Online Exam. As a murder convict, after the Judgement was delivered I struggled, I strived, I sweated yet I could do only a little. When I got my marks, our house was like the Atomic Bomb in the " 60 Seconds!" game and hell came down on me. 

" Don't you dare expect me to fund you for all your Extra-Curricular activities and other nonsense! This is hard earned money! You do not understand the value of money. Because, I am the one who is earning.

" I will give you a bet. If you do not perform better next time, I will change your school." It was my father.

" What the heck? This is only a Term Test! Not a National Exam. After all, my father does exactly what he says and it is definitely true! He ONLY earns money! "

" Nobody understands my suffering! I am the one who is working in this house morning till night. I do not eat on time. I do not sleep on time. But you all, have such a cushy life because of me. And you, have started cheating on us and your marks are low. What do you think you are doing?" It was the lamentation of my mother.

" You know what he does? He has secretly downloaded so many games. Even if you disable Wi-Fi, He will be able to play those games forever! You all are the losers! Because you did not control him from the beginning. He is my favourite one always. You give him SO many chances. Whereas I do not get any. This is a good punishment for all of you."  

My sister acted in a frenzied manner. Declaring war, against all three of us just because she did not have her own Laptop and she was envious. That I had my bonanza. Our house was a mad house with four mad people.

 "What the hell? There are so many other friends of mine using their computers to play games any time of the day. After all, my marks are not VERY low. The reason for that is I HATE Online Classes. You all do not understand what I am going through. Sitting in front of a screen and listening to all these monotonous lessons. You don't understand and you don't know. Now, I even hate my favourite subjects because of this BORING Online System." I commented and tried to justify my situation like a War Victim. But, to my surprise revolutionary changed to place. It's my sister who spied on me and who became a tattletale on me changed her professional attitude and joined my games.

For me, it was a great victory because it was one villain less and we continued together in a harmonious union secretly against my parents. It did not take long when my parents discovered that my sister has joined me in my gaming sessions. Worsting about it is that my sister was getting ready for her G.C.E O/L Exam.

The situation was a very serious one beyond my control. Accusations, warnings and threats started swooping all over the house. Making, such big chaos and they were the most unpleasant moments in our family. I have to talk about myself now. My situation was even more grave than the rest of the family members.

 Most of the days, I spent 6 -8  hours playing various kinds of games. But one day, while I was studying for an upcoming monthly test in 2021, I suddenly had a vomiting feeling and became dizzy. I was feeling sick and the only posture I was comfortable with was to lay down on the bed. But in the evening, it became even worse and I had to drink fruit juice to throw up. It was sickening! That day I felt so uncomfortable!

Also, because of my sister's G.C.E O/L Exam, I lost many privileges. Those days, my sister was busy watching videos and chatting with her friends. She did not bother herself to face the national exam!

The whole family felt annoyed because of her disorganized Time Table. So, my parents took various prevention methods to make her study for the exam. Such as unsubscribing all TV channels, Taking her Electronic devices, limiting her leisure time activities and disconnecting all the Wi-Fi networks in the house.

As a result, many problems were aggravated. She became so disoriented and irritated and thanks to me I was the chief culprit because my mental unrest due to my increasingly upcoming addiction to games was the route cause for all the problems where endless accusations and arguments within the family which made our house hold a hell hole.