❝I saw her for the first time when her hair was up in braids. The sun was out, and the birds were singing, but all I could see was her legs swinging back and forth as her hair flew in the wind. Her laugh was clear, and her eyes so beautiful that I had to have her. The last time I saw her, ten years later, her hair was up in braids. She was curled up in the corner of the classroom and her eyes grew wide as she realized it was me. I love her. I just wanted her to love me back. So I pulled the trigger, and the braids got painted red. But she didn't died, and neither did I. I resent her for it. We should be together. She should have been mine.❞ —— Kevin Hoffman, School shooter and Rylan's stalker for more than 10 years.