“You never think it will happen to you.
It wasn't just a terrorist attack, it was a massacre. Dozens of people were shot right in front of me. Pools of blood filled the floor. Cries of grown men who held their girlfriends' dead bodies pierced the small music venue.
Futures demolished, families heartbroken in an instant.
Futures demolished, families heartbroken in an instant.
Holding my breath, trying to not move, not cry — not giving those men the fear they longed to see. I was incredibly lucky to survive.
To the man who reassured me and put his life on the line to try and cover my brain whilst I whimpered, to the couple whose last words of love kept me believing the good in the world, to the police who succeeded in rescuing hundreds of people, to the complete strangers who picked me up from the road and consoled me during the 45 minutes I truly believed the boy I loved was dead, to the injured man who I had mistaken for him and then on my recognition that he was not Amaury, held me and told me everything was going to be fine despite being all alone and scared himself ... you make me believe this world has the potential to be better.”
South African college student Isobel Bowdery, 22, who was at the Eagles of Death Metal concert in Paris on Friday, November 13, 2015.
Source - Today.com article
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