So I am sitting on the first floor in NOVA at the Woodbridge campus at around 2:30 pm talking up a storm with my cousin. We were waiting to be called into the student center so we could pick out classes for the spring semester. I didn’t even want to be there the whole time because I had the worst headache and I had to be at work by 3 o’clock. All of a sudden we hear two big noise but we did not know what it was. Then one of the girls from the fourth floor comes down saying “Everyone run there’s a guy with a gun in his hand and he is shooting”.
I have never seen so many people running for their dear lives like what I saw this afternoon in my whole life. It really scared the life out of me because; it just proved to me just how unexpected life really is. One minute I was talking, laughing, and gossiping about everything, and then the next minute I am crying and looking for my cousin whereabouts frantically. I finally find my cousin, we try to leave but the school was on lockdown for about 3 hours and more.
Well, I didn’t call my parents to let them know what happened because I thought they really would not be concerned or even worried. All my parents were going to do would find a way to make it my fault saying something stupid like “Well, you shouldn’t have been at school so late” or something ridiculous like that. Surprisingly, both my parents called me, yelling at me because I didn’t call them and let them know what happened. For once I was in awe, because they made me feel special and feel like I was important to them, and for once there wasn’t all these rules and expectations but instead it was all about one thing and that was love.
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Wow! I'm glad your parents surprised you here. What a relief, especially since you were in the middle of a horrendous experience. If you were on the floor by the student services offices, that means you were near the front door, right? So you didn't leave because you didn't want to leave your cousin? That's some serious bravery on your part!
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This incident was scary for me because my daughter also goes to NOVA. She is normally always up at the the school all day for something or another. Fortunately for me, she had already left for the day. Of course, I could not think straight until I heard from her. I can understand your parents thinking. When you feel that your child might be in danger, nothing else matters until you know that they are safe. I just thank God that everyone is OK physically.
ReplyDeleteThis had to have been a very scary situation to be in. My son and I were on our way up to NOVA that day. Thank goodness we did not make it there. My tire went flat and I ended up on the side of the road waiting for a tow truck.
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