And then…as if in a horror movie…it happened.
I don’t know if you’ve ever had a traumatic experience yourself, something that marks you forever. Something that happens in slow motion right before your eyes with your brain registering all those tiny details you’d pay to forget.
I saw everything…and I still remember every godforsaken detail of the fifteen seconds that passed, fifteen seconds when I was certain I would die.
I remember the scream getting caught in my throat. I remember my legs were paralyzed, and I couldn’t even take off running.
The first shot exploded and burst the bubble of our happiness. I stopped. Nick fell to the ground.