The pandemic has been a immense historical event and affected everybody. In its separating of us, it United us in other ways. This story is from the perspective of a nine year old, which allows a humorous and fun element to record an anguished and tragic filled time. Max, during the start of lockdown, when anxiety and fear was at it pivotal point has a upset with his mum and decides to count instead of interacting with her. This is because he is normally sent to his room to count to a hundred to calm down. This time he opts for a million, not realising how ambitious this number is. What starts off as a revenge tactic to annoy his mum, then turns into a way to alleviate the boredom of lockdown and then progresses into a charity raising event that captures the hearts of the community and brings a sense of purpose to the counting that exceeds everyone’s expectations. A beautiful rendition of a fretful time that brings some light to a very dark time.