Shooting in Aurora

Yesterday marked one of the largest massacres in the U.S.  It was a bit difficult to believe.  I know that there are sick and crazy (not good crazy, but bad crazy) people out there, but this was one of the reasons we moved from California.  I knew that bad people exist everywhere, but I never thought it would happen here, despite what happened at Columbine High in '99.

I guess I was a bit naive to believe that.

I woke up yesterday and talked to my mother, who told me about the tragedy.  I immediately started freaking out.  I had yet to find out it happened in Aurora.  I knew I had friends who would be seeing the movie at midnight.  I can't remember what went through my head at that moment, but I do know that there is nothing more scary than wondering if your friends have been shot.

"Where did this happen?" I asked my mom.

"Aurora," she said.

No friends in Aurora.  I was a bit relieved, but at the same time, I could just feel that ache in my chest.  That physical pain you get something absolutely tears at you (who knew heartbreak wasn't just emotional?).  Not just the fact that people died and were injured, but also the fact that people had to watch that.  Adults and children.  I feel terrible for the people who watched people die, but the children?  I am disgusted with the fact that a monster would rob them of their innocence like that.  When my sister found out, she commented, "Well, that's not very nice.  He must not read his Bible."  I wish I could have her innocence.

Later, my mom came up from the basement and asked if I wanted to watch Lost with her.  She needed to get her mind off of it and some other things, so I said yes.  We'd never seen the show before and we quickly became addicted.  It provided a good distraction and the plot drew us in.  We ended up watching it for hours.  All the TV channels had something about the massacre on them (we only get a few channels, so I can't speak for all of them, obviously, but still).  I'm sure that they're going to continue reporting about it for a bit, so it's just going to be Netflix for right now.

Please keep the victims' families and the other people at the theater in your thoughts and prayers.