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'A loner, a survivor, an idealist and an outcast... and they all had a reason to kill.'

The first days of the 2025 Trump presidency are upon the students of Sherman High and there are big changes ahead. From changes to dress code and bathroom rights, to wider changes in the country (like detention centers and immigration round-ups), life is becoming even harder than it was before. But for one person at Sherman High, this brave new America is far from the greatness they were promised.

Follow the stories of Hope, Aust, Tammy and Rue as they try to negotiate life and love, loss and liberty in 2025.

New chapters every Saturday and Sunday.

Table of Contents

Preface - Why Write About a School Shooting?

Preface: Writing About A School Shooting There were nearly 500 mass shootings in America in 2024; at least 219 of those took place on... Read Chapter

24 Days Earlier

  Hope: The volume was turned down for Hope Davidson and every muffled thing felt far away. The chair, she knew, was the sam... Read Chapter

23 Days Earlier

Tammy: It didn’t take long for the Instagram post to sweep around the student body at Sherman High, getting into every dirty nook a... Read Chapter

21 Days Earlier

Rue: “Hurry up, Papi,” Rue complained, “I’m gonna miss the bus!” Rue rode the bus to school. It was a five minute wal... Read Chapter

17 Days Earlier

Aust: “So, what’re doin’ with your last day off?” Irv asked his little brother. Irv was tall, like Aust, but a thickly set ... Read Chapter

16 Days Earlier

Tammy: Tammy was up all night. She hadn’t told a soul about what Hope had said to her the other day. About the pregnancy. And JC.... Read Chapter

13 Days Earlier

Rue: Three days later, the next message appeared on the school’s Instagram. The next threat that gave teeth to the first and disp... Read Chapter

12 Days Earlier

Rue: It was Saturday morning—the day Rue had both dreaded and hoped for since the night he first learned about his papi’s arres... Read Chapter

11 Days Earlier

Tammy: She wasn’t betraying anyone’s trust, Tammy told herself for the sixth time that morning. It was colder now. The gray ski... Read Chapter

8 Days Earlier

Aust: It was three days since Aust had met with his hero Sebastian Strong. Three days since the two, behind closed doors and inside... Read Chapter

7 Days Earlier

Rue: Rue was not let out of detention early. Rue didn’t have a white father with a white piece of paper who could come get him ou... Read Chapter


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