This summer, I decided to read She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall. The memoir is written by Cassie’s mother Misty a year after her daughter's death. Misty Bernall writes about her daughter's early life, her rebellious phase, how she found God and how she apply God in her life before her life was tragically taken away during the Columbine High School shooting. Interviews with friends, family and others describe Cassie through her journey and how she lived. Her mother wants everyone to know that even when faced with death, Cassie Bernall said yes to God.
Summary
Cassie Bernall was described as a “Daddys Girl” in the second chapter. It was when she started at a school that changed her. The day winter break started, Misty found letters that Cassie had written to her best friend Mona. The …show more content…
Misty Bernall said goodbye to her husband and her children and watched them head off to work and school. It wasn't until around 9 o’clock when Misty received so startling news. There was a school shooting at Columbine High School. She and her husband quickly rushed to the school and were later relocated to a local elementary school. There they found their son but no sign of Cassie. It was a few hours later when they heard the news: Cassie was one of the 13 victims of the massacre. Within the following weeks, Cassie’s friends and classmates beginning to speak to Miss Bernall about the events. Cassies’s classmates recall the moment she was shot when the two shooters walked into Cassie’s classroom and starting firing. Many people hid under desk but Cassie remained in her seat. Dylan Klebold, one of the shooters, asked Cassie if she believed in God. She said yes. The next everyone knew was Cassie on the ground with a gunshot to her head. From then, her mom made it her goal to spread Cassie's story and show how even in the darkest of times, Cassie still said yes to God.
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Summary
Cassie Bernall was described as a “Daddys Girl” in the second chapter. It was when she started at a school that changed her. The day winter break started, Misty found letters that Cassie had written to her best friend Mona. The …show more content…
Misty Bernall said goodbye to her husband and her children and watched them head off to work and school. It wasn't until around 9 o’clock when Misty received so startling news. There was a school shooting at Columbine High School. She and her husband quickly rushed to the school and were later relocated to a local elementary school. There they found their son but no sign of Cassie. It was a few hours later when they heard the news: Cassie was one of the 13 victims of the massacre. Within the following weeks, Cassie’s friends and classmates beginning to speak to Miss Bernall about the events. Cassies’s classmates recall the moment she was shot when the two shooters walked into Cassie’s classroom and starting firing. Many people hid under desk but Cassie remained in her seat. Dylan Klebold, one of the shooters, asked Cassie if she believed in God. She said yes. The next everyone knew was Cassie on the ground with a gunshot to her head. From then, her mom made it her goal to spread Cassie's story and show how even in the darkest of times, Cassie still said yes to God.
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