My School Shooting

It was an equal tragedy that the authorities weren’t held responsible

Photo by Francisco Gonzalez on Unsplash

I remember when they got him. Our local sheriff marched him through the hallway as if showing off a prized fish he’d pulled out of the river, or a trophy buck he’d just slain. The rest of the student body lined the walls next to their lockers watching and wondering. We were nervous, fearful that somehow they might…