StarSpeckledSkies

Hey everyone!
          	
          	I usually don't use this, but I wanted to take a moment address the turmoil of this weekend. I'm sure you've all heard about what happened at Allen Premium Outlets. It's another senseless tragedy, the latest in a string of them that have been taking place across the country. 
          	But this one hits particularly close to home for me - I've mentioned that I live in North Texas before, and I could drive to Allen Outlets in less than half an hour. I have classmates who were in the mall yesterday, when this took place (they got out safely, thankfully). I have friends who were planning to go to the outlet mall but canceled, friends who were literally driving by while this happened. If this had happened on another weekend, I might have been there, too. 
          	
          	So what's the point of me saying all of this? 
          	Firstly, I wanted to ask anybody who sees this to pray for the victims - 8 dead, 7 injured, all the families who lost people they loved, all the shoppers that were there, the community that's reeling from such a horrific act. And please, don't forget them - don't let them become another statistic on another page.
          	Secondly, I wanted to ask you to reconsider where you stand, when it comes to this issue. There have already been two more threats in my area since the events at Allen, each of which have affected hundreds of people, including me. Why are we letting this happen again and again? People are dying - what are we doing about it? Only prayers won't keep such incidents from happening again, as much as I wish they would.
          	I'm not trying to make this political. If you want to debate about the politics of this, if you want to blame somebody, do it somewhere else, not here. I'm not writing this as a Republican, or a Democrat - I'm writing this as a girl who is scared for her life and the lives of the people around her. Why?
          	Just think about that for a while. And make up your mind on where you stand, because this horror story can't keep playing out over and over again.

StarSpeckledSkies

Hey everyone!
          
          I usually don't use this, but I wanted to take a moment address the turmoil of this weekend. I'm sure you've all heard about what happened at Allen Premium Outlets. It's another senseless tragedy, the latest in a string of them that have been taking place across the country. 
          But this one hits particularly close to home for me - I've mentioned that I live in North Texas before, and I could drive to Allen Outlets in less than half an hour. I have classmates who were in the mall yesterday, when this took place (they got out safely, thankfully). I have friends who were planning to go to the outlet mall but canceled, friends who were literally driving by while this happened. If this had happened on another weekend, I might have been there, too. 
          
          So what's the point of me saying all of this? 
          Firstly, I wanted to ask anybody who sees this to pray for the victims - 8 dead, 7 injured, all the families who lost people they loved, all the shoppers that were there, the community that's reeling from such a horrific act. And please, don't forget them - don't let them become another statistic on another page.
          Secondly, I wanted to ask you to reconsider where you stand, when it comes to this issue. There have already been two more threats in my area since the events at Allen, each of which have affected hundreds of people, including me. Why are we letting this happen again and again? People are dying - what are we doing about it? Only prayers won't keep such incidents from happening again, as much as I wish they would.
          I'm not trying to make this political. If you want to debate about the politics of this, if you want to blame somebody, do it somewhere else, not here. I'm not writing this as a Republican, or a Democrat - I'm writing this as a girl who is scared for her life and the lives of the people around her. Why?
          Just think about that for a while. And make up your mind on where you stand, because this horror story can't keep playing out over and over again.

fantasyretreat

Hi there. I'm writing my first book on Wattpad and I'm on the lookout for some readers. My story is about new beginnings and stubborn determination for strength. 
          
          It's a story I know you'll not regret reading, but if not, sorry for the bother. Here it is. 
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/326666404?utm_source=android&utm_medium=link&utm_content=story_info&wp_page=story_details_button&wp_uname=fantasyretreat&wp_originator=k6rcxK6Y37077dElnt10dX6ADXDQTTLiJ8GxKvy89tMohJ%2Fnpqjz2lvk7pGlPhvj7k9tUX5Cws3v2GkvozfnM1dmcttkoQ750v27CQiKBPyAx%2FV76Ggw1VWWkVAjCbDB