Didn't mean to get anyone's hopes up-this isn't chapter. It's a very serious author's note. You know I love you guys and I update quickly most of the time. I feel like I should explain my recent troubles, even though a lot of you say I am feeling too bad about my updating, because it's really not that bad.
But I don't know how quickly the next chapters will come.
Most, if not all, of you know about the Virginia Tech Shooting Massacre that occurred on Monday, April 16, 2007. It killed 32, not including the shooter who committed suicide. The attacks left over 15 badly wounded.
Two of my cousins attend Virginia Tech. One, survived. She was in one of the classrooms in Norris Hall where the killer stormed in and shot continually, but she survived along with others. However, her sister, also my cousin, was less fortunate. They were in the same French class when he burst in, and my cousin was among those shot and killed.
It's been very hard for me the past few days. I can't close my eyes without seeing the shooter's face flash through my mind, or a random news clip replay over in my brain. I can't be in a dark area without being jumpy and turning around every second because I feel someone's behind me.
Some people don't know how to approach me, they're afraid to talk of it around me. But I want to talk about it.
For me, right now, it's so surreal. It's not like I saw her all the time, so it's hard to grasp that she's really gone. I dunno.
I'm sorry for going off on that about me, but I just felt that I should tell you why my updating might be late. I will be flying to Virginia tonight and will be there until Sunday, in time to be back in school on Monday.
I hope you guys are doing alright! I love you all. If anyone else knows someone who was hurt or killed in the shooting, please don't hesitate to talk to me…I understand!
Thanks guys, you're the best.
Love,
Amber (harry_mione_love)
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