One of my son's closest friends & former schoolmates was killed today.
I can't even imagine (and truthfully... don't want to) what & how that little girl's mother must be feeling. When my son found out, he collapsed to the floor... shaking & sobbing. I immediately began to cry as well. His pain was mine. My tears were for him.
My tears were also of relief, if I am to be completely honest. My child... my 12 year old child... made it home from school, safely & in one piece. And my tears were for another mother a few short blocks away, who could not say the same thing.
I grieve with my son... I'm horrified that he has to experience this.
I grieve for Dashane... a sweet, smart, sparkly & spunky spirit taken too soon.
I grieve for her mother... there are no words.
