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It felt like it had been hours since the tragedy at school but when I glanced at the clock on my dashboard it read: 4:00. Everything had happened in the blink of an eye.

3:05.

Remember when I told you earlier how there would come a moment when everything changes forever? Well 3:05 would soon be our defining moment, although I didn’t know yet.

Deirdre sat in the passenger seat staring blankly out her window. She hadn’t said anything since it happened.

I didn’t think she was in the right frame of mind to be driving so I decided to take her home. I figured tomorrow if she’d like I could take her to pick up her car.

I had heard through the grapevine that school was going to be canceled tomorrow. That’s good I didn’t think I could go right now.

I finally broke the silence, “how are you doing?”

Deirdre said nothing, just kept staring out the passenger window. Out of all of us she was the most sensitive.

“Listen, if you want to talk tonight just call me okay? No matter what time. I don’t think I will be sleeping much tonight anyways.”

Deirdre turned her head slowly towards me, tears still streaming down her face, “thanks but I think I’ll be okay.”

“You sure?” I didn’t believe her.

She turned back around and continued looking out the window, “yeah.” She said barely a whisper.

I arrived home and was immediately greeted with a big hug from my mom. She pulled away, my face in her hands she asked, “Randi I heard, I’m so sorry. Are you okay?” she asked brushing the bangs out of my eyes

“Yeah I’m fine.” I lied.

“Are you hungry honey?”

“Maybe later, I think I just want to take a hot bath, okay?”

“Yeah sure honey that’s fine. I’ll keep your dinner warm for you and if you want it later it’s here.”

“Thanks mom.”

I pulled away and went upstairs to my room. Taking care of Deirdre I didn’t have time to process what happened. I turned off the lights and crawled into bed. And suddenly like someone had opened the floodgates I cried.