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I just experienced the scariest, most horrifying things in my entire life. There was a shooting in the toronto eaton centre’s food court, about a few feet from where me and my sister were sitting. The amount of fear that went through me at the moment I heard the gunshots was immense - I couldn’t help but worry about the safety of not only myself, but my younger sister, as well as my boyfriend who was still working at the other end of the mall. On instinct, I grabbed all of my things and my sister and ran towards the nearest exit. It was probably the worst feeling of crippling fear to run away from the direction of an armed gunman; I kept looking back making sure that my sister was alright and in doing that, looking towards where it happened, scared the fuck out of me. In the end we made it out, and got home safely. This experience made me realize how fragile life really is, and how unexpectedly things can change for the worst. To think, that a in a city where I felt incredibly safe in, a situation like this happened - in front of my very eyes. I know that this will make me take extra precaution with anything I do, as well as help me see the fragility of my own life. It was honestly a near-death experience, and I am still in shock of what happened.

And also, this deranged fuckface is still out there and I just pray to god they catch him so I can once again feel somewhat safe here.