One Breath Away

‘He has a gun.’‘Who? Tell me, where are you? Who has a gun?’‘I love you, Mum.’An ordinary school day in March, snowflakes falling, classroom freezing, kids squealing with delight, locker-doors slamming. Then the shooting started. No-one dared take one breath…He’s holding a gun to your child’s head. One wrong answer and he says he’ll shoot.This morning you waved goodbye to your child. What would yo...