Justmehere
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I live in a place that is frankly pretty darn safe. No record of a shooting in all of recorded history in our complex and neighborhood...until today. I walked out of my apartment to a whole lotta police were driving up. They asked me if I heard gunshots and I explained no, I just got home and was picking something up. They told me my neighbor, that I share a wall with, was shot in the leg by his roommate and they are trying to find the roommate...
The story has gaps in it... but I quickly booked it outta there, escorted by the increasing numbers of police, and I rushed off to an already planned dinner with friends.
I got there and I was shaking a little, and told them what happened.
They didn't have much of a reaction, one person smiled, and they quickly changed the conversation to someone that no one knew who died in a car accident on the north side of town.
I sat there so confused. My neighbor might die, he might have a violent roomie... or a stupid one who was being a fool with a gun...
(By the way, no gun law comments please - this isn't about politics.)
The car accident was terrible and sure, worth talking about. But why did these 3 friends respond more concerned about a distant car accident than the shooting that happened next door to me? I don't know, am I overreacting?
My hands are shaking and I went for a walk. Not sure why this is rattling me so much.
The story has gaps in it... but I quickly booked it outta there, escorted by the increasing numbers of police, and I rushed off to an already planned dinner with friends.
I got there and I was shaking a little, and told them what happened.
They didn't have much of a reaction, one person smiled, and they quickly changed the conversation to someone that no one knew who died in a car accident on the north side of town.
I sat there so confused. My neighbor might die, he might have a violent roomie... or a stupid one who was being a fool with a gun...
(By the way, no gun law comments please - this isn't about politics.)
The car accident was terrible and sure, worth talking about. But why did these 3 friends respond more concerned about a distant car accident than the shooting that happened next door to me? I don't know, am I overreacting?
My hands are shaking and I went for a walk. Not sure why this is rattling me so much.
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