Going to United Artists' midnight showing of Batman in theater #4 doesn't mean I deserve to live more than someone who saw Century Cinemas' midnight showing of Batman in theater #9. My belly twists to think of those enduring a desperate reality of bullets and smoke whilst 10 miles away, my cola-filled bladder distracted me from its manufactured counterpart on screen. They died. I didn't. It's a fearsome and terrible befuddlement. My heart wrenches for those who love the injured or dead. I can only pray they'll receive more mollifying comfort than that conceivable by me.
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_21118201/unknown-number-people-shot-at-aurora-movie-theater
Reddit has exploded with threads of people who were in Theater 9, telling stories, posting pictures, etc... it's so intense. Crazy how the internet makes the world feel so much smaller.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that you're okay and I hope that the friends and families of the victims can find peace. :(
Though not necessarily fair (because, after all, life isn't), I'm certainly relieved and grateful you weren't one of those at the Century Cinemas showing. Glad to know you are safe and will be keeping the people of Aurora in my thoughts and prayers.
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