Introduction to Memoir

I woke up early in the morning to get ready for school. It seemed like a normal April day in Colorado, the weather was crisp and cool. I get to school and everything was normal in my first class. In the middle of my second class things changed dramatically. The principle of my elementary school came on the loud speaker to tell us that our school was on lock down. This means that no one can come in or out of our school. She said the reason for the lock down was because there was a shooting at Columbine High School, which was only a few miles from my school. We all knew instantly that this was bad and we all became worried. After the announcement by the principle all the teachers in my grade started talking between each other about what was happening. They then went around to all the classrooms to close all the windows and shades and make sure all the outside doors were locked. It became a very dark and quiet place all of a sudden, no one liked this. Some time later some police cars pulled up and surrounded our school and the street. They wanted to protect us since the shootings were so close. Our parents started to get worried because they heard about the shooting and they started calling the school to make sure we were all safe. Our school was on lock down for the rest of the day, there was such strict security that our parents were not allowed to come and pick us up until later in the day. We did not do anything the rest of the day except watch the news and their coverage of the shooting at Columbine High School. Once the shootings were over we were all relieved but still worried about how many people died and how many were injured. Later that day we found out that the shooters were two students at Columbine High School that were unhappy with their lives so they decided to commit this horrible act on that day. They supposedly had planned this for some time; they just decided that this was the right day to do it. It was a very sad and scary day for everyone around the country, especially for the people that lived and went to school around that area. This horrible event has changed the way schools enforce security around the country. This also made everyone realize that anything can happen to anyone, anywhere, anytime, even in a place where they think they are safe. This kind of tragedy had never happened anywhere else before this day and we will all remember this horrible day forever.