Pat-Downs are a Plus

Today somebody brought a gun to my school with the intent to shoot one person in particular and then open fire on the school population.

The amazing thing is, nobody died.
The more amazing thing is, nobody was even hurt.
In fact, there were never any shots fired at all.
The worst thing that happened was the "lock-down," which is a safety precaution in which the school is closed off and students are forced to stay in their classroom until they are evacuated by the administration/law enforcement. On top of this, in order to check for guns/drugs/bombs in the school, the student body was not allowed to go to their lockers or take their backpacks home -  just their keys, phones, and wallets. We also had to submit to a "pat-down" search. This was hard, I understand. TRUST ME, I understand. 

I'm a diabetic, and I didn't eat for 12 hours because we spent lunch on lockdown.
I was texting a cute boy, and my phone is still in my backpack in my locker.
I had to pee when I was stuck in that room for 4 hours. 
I felt a little uncomfortable with an officers hands on my body.
BUT AGAIN, WE ARE ALL ALIVE AND WE ARE ALL SAFE. 

My point is, we were lucky. Not everybody is. The small inconveniences are worth the fact that we remain alive and safe and can still go to school without facing the after-effects of tragedy.

Thanks to our amazing faculty, staff, and sheriff's department who guided us through this crisis, and
thanks to Heavenly Father for watching out for us.