Where Friendship Goes Wrong: A True Story: My Thoughts on School Shootings

So most of you may know that I am from Colorado, but not a lot of you know that I live about 3 miles from Columbine High School. When the Columbine shootings happened I was in 5th grade and I did know people that went to Columbine at the time. I can honestly say that that one day changed my life forever. As I continued my Middle and High School education it became a game between rival schools to call in bomb or shooting threats. The first few really freaked me out, as they should have. But as more of them kept coming in I started shrugging them off. To me, it honestly became a pretty common thing. My mom would not allow me to go to Columbine even though it was a better school then the one that I went to because of what happened. But it wasn't just there, it was everywhere. Almost every 4/20 my whole school was evacuated because of bomb threats, and more times then not there were bombs in school. The first few times this happened it was real or dangerous bombs but as the years went along a lot of them became stink bombs.

A lot of my friends went to Columbine because of how nice of a school it was for academics so I frequented there a lot. It was weird being inside the school even though they did a total remodel where everything happened. Upon walking into the school you walk through metal detectors and then someone had to go through your stuff. I always felt like I was going through Airport security, but that is what life there had become for everyone.

As I am older now and have been out of school for a while I wonder if this is still going on between schools. I am figuring that it is. But now I am appalled by the fact that that became normal for me. How sad is it that today we live in a world where people are afraid to send their kids to school and how this has become some sort of normal for some people. It saddens me to think that people are bullied so much that it leads them to do this. Or that people are not getting the therapy they need because it is so hard to get these days. I have been trying to get therapy for the things that have happened to me within my story and I can never afford it or I never qualify because I am on Medicaid. A lot of people who are on Medicaid often are the ones that need the help so it saddens me to think that people that have it worst than me are not able to reach out and get the help that they need.

What shocked me more than anything was when the Aurora theatre shooting happened. I was older so I could wrap my head around more of what happened. It was also terrifying because I was invited by friends who had tickets to go there that night for the movie, but I had to get up early for work so I ended up not going. I have never been more lucky of anything than the moment I passed on going, who knows if I would even be writing this now. Once I decided not to go, my friends decided to not go as well. After that incident I was afraid to go to a movie for a while. I still sit close to an exit all the time for quick exiting abilities incase it happens again because I don't trust that it wont. As the Columbine shooting has proven once it happens once, it will continue elsewhere.

©AmandaCatherine

For the ones that have been involved in any shooting or violence anywhere I don't what to say besides I am so sorry you had to go though that.

With Love and Butterflies

AmandAnna

I don't really know why I wrote this, but I hope you gained something from it. <3 <3 <3

Check Out My Other Stories!

Making New Friends: http://mandamoonflower.blogspot.com/2015/09/where-friendship-goes-wrong-true-story.html 

My Thoughts On the Story So Far: http://mandamoonflower.blogspot.com/2015/08/where-friendship-goes-wrong-true-story_84.html

Anna's High School Poems 2: http://mandamoonflower.blogspot.com/2015/08/where-friendship-goes-wrong-true-story_25.html

Learning How to Drive: http://mandamoonflower.blogspot.com/2015/08/where-friendship-goes-wrong-true-story_24.html

Falling Pants Recital: http://mandamoonflower.blogspot.com/2015/08/where-friendship-goes-wrong-true-story_22.html

Sneaking Out of the House: http://mandamoonflower.blogspot.com/2015/08/where-friendship-goes-wrong-true-story_44.html

Behind The Characters: http://mandamoonflower.blogspot.com/2015/08/where-friendship-goes-wrong-true-story_26.html

Valentines Dance Disaster: http://mandamoonflower.blogspot.com/2015/08/where-friendship-goes-wrong-true-story_18.html

Underage Public Drinking: http://mandamoonflower.blogspot.com/2015/08/where-friendship-goes-wrong-true-story_17.html

A Brief Summary 2: http://mandamoonflower.blogspot.com/2015/08/where-friendship-goes-wrong-true-story_16.html

A Romantic Interest: http://mandamoonflower.blogspot.com/2015/08/where-friendship-goes-wrong-true-story_15.html

Getting Banned From Hobby Lobby: http://mandamoonflower.blogspot.com/2015/08/where-friendship-goes-wrong-true-story_69.html

Failing In a Mosh Pit: http://mandamoonflower.blogspot.com/2015/08/where-friendship-goes-wrong-true-story_47.html

Judgmental Family: http://mandamoonflower.blogspot.com/2015/08/where-friendship-goes-wrong-true-story_10.html

Anna Gets Suspended: http://mandamoonflower.blogspot.com/2015/08/where-friendship-goes-wrong-true-story_9.html

Anna's High School Poems: http://mandamoonflower.blogspot.com/2015/08/where-friendship-goes-wrong-true-story_8.html

A Summary Of Current Events: http://mandamoonflower.blogspot.com/2015/08/where-friendship-goes-wrong-true-story_19.html

An Unexpected Turn of Events: http://mandamoonflower.blogspot.com/2015/08/where-friendship-goes-wrong-true-story_6.html

Reality Sets In: http://mandamoonflower.blogspot.com/2015/08/where-friendship-goes-wrong-true-story_5.html

The Unthinkable Happens: http://mandamoonflower.blogspot.com/2015/08/where-friendship-goes-wrong-true-story_4.html

Truth Or Dare: http://mandamoonflower.blogspot.com/2015/08/where-friendship-goes-wrong-true-story.html

The Rumor Mill: http://mandamoonflower.blogspot.com/2015/08/where-friendship-goes-wrong-true_2.html

Behind The Story: http://mandamoonflower.blogspot.com/2015/07/where-friendship-goes-wrong-true_31.html

The Betrayal: http://mandamoonflower.blogspot.com/2015/07/where-friendship-goes-wrong-true_31.html

The Chain Of Inappropriate Texts: http://mandamoonflower.blogspot.com/2015/07/where-friendship-goes-wrong-true-story_29.html

The Awkward Dinner: http://mandamoonflower.blogspot.com/2015/07/where-friendship-goes-wrong-true-story_29.html

The Sleepover: http://mandamoonflower.blogspot.com/2015/07/where-friendship-goes-wrong-true-story_28.html

Friends Becoming Friends: http://mandamoonflower.blogspot.com/2015/07/where-friendship-goes-wrong-true-story_25.html

The Introduction: http://mandamoonflower.blogspot.com/2015/07/where-friendship-goes-wrong-true-story.html