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[mozukumi]

glimpses of a life

10 drabbles about Rose Fryberg | ao3 link

1. Cupcake

Rose grew the wheat herself, in the field by the lake where she and Papa used to play. After the harvest, Uncle Basil helped her mill it into flour. Mona let her borrow the other ingredients she needed.

In the end, the cupcake was slightly misshapen and clumsily decorated. But when she presented it to her father, he looked as happy as could be.

“Happy birthday, Papa!”

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2. Discovery

When Rose was small, she dreamed of becoming an explorer. She would venture into the forest and find vast treasures and great adventure, she was sure of it.

At age 12, she discovered that reality was far less romantic. She thought she could be brave, just like Lebsa - but alone in the dark, all she could feel was fear.

3. Essence

“There’s something special about you, Rose,” Nina told her. “I can feel it.”

Rose smiled, always happy to be complimented by a friend. “Aww, thanks! You’re special too, Nina.”

Nina looked at her sadly, but Rose couldn’t understand why. What was she missing?

4. Luminary

Rose always gave it her all when it came to her studies. Papa had raised her that way - teaching through his own example, showing her day after day that persistence and hard work would be rewarded. If she didn’t understand something the first time, it just meant she would need to look at it again and figure out what was going wrong.

And so she kept working. In the Science classes which came naturally to her and in the Literature classes which frustrated her, she never ceased her efforts.

“You’re such a smart girl, Rose,” her Papa once said after seeing her course evaluation. “You’re an inspiration to me.”

She giggled. “But you’re my inspiration, Papa…!”

5. Pajamas

As the Winter year drew closer, the nights became colder and colder. The nightgown she typically wore to bed was proving to be far too thin - so Rose climbed up into the attic, seeking to find her old woolen pajamas.

It was only after she removed them from the chest that she realized how foolish of an idea this was. It had been over three years since the last time she needed these clothes - she had grown up since then, and could no longer fit.

For a moment, she felt melancholic. But she willed herself into cheer: this meant she could donate her old clothes and buy something new from Rebecca. This change didn't have to be sad.

6. Ambivalence

“What are you going to do after graduation, young lady?”

Rose hoped that the discomfort she felt wasn’t showing on her face. Really, it wasn’t Mary’s fault for asking the question. It was a perfectly reasonable one. It was just…

She wanted so many things, and yet she didn’t want any of them strongly enough. She felt like it was all happening too soon - was it really time for her to decide her future?

“I’m still figuring that out,” is how she decided to answer. If Mary picked up on any discord, she was nice enough not to comment on it.

“Well, I’ll always have a job for you at the bath house~!”

7. Cushion

After an exhausting day, Rose could only truly relax once she had retreated to the comfort of her bed. With Craig's fluffy pillow underneath her and Papa’s pumpkin quilt surrounding her, all of her troubles seemed to disappear.

8. Reflection

“Why are you staring, Papa?”

“I’m sorry, Rose, it’s just… you look more and more like your mother, each passing day.”

9. Sunrise

Rose thought the world was at its most beautiful in the early morning. The chirping of the birds meant that the eerie silence of night was no longer - their song signaled that a new day had begun. And with it, endless possibilities.

She could paint a portrait, she could perform in a play, she could race her horse - she could do anything she pleased. She had her whole day ahead of her.

10. Lucky

Rose stored her most precious belongings on a bookshelf near her bed. The number of mementos seemed to grow exponentially - what was at first a collection of gifts from her Papa now featured items from all of her friends.

As she placed the Bishop’s wooden statues among her possessions, she realized that she was starting to run out of space.

How lucky she was, to have that problem.

[crimesandcuriosities]

On 24th October 2014, 15 year old Jaylen Fryberg walked into Marysville Pilchuck High School in Washington, USA, and shot five students before turning the gun on himself and ending his own life. Of the five others he wounded, four unfortunately died.

Before the shooting occurred, Fryberg sent a text message to his friends asking each of them to get together for lunch. After entering the cafeteria where his friends were gathered, witnesses recalled seeing Fryberg engage in a conversation with them before pulling out a handgun and firing multiple shots. One surviving student stated that the shooter had been “staring blankly” and acted in a “calm and methodical” way as he discharged his firearm. Given the number of fatalities, along with the fact that there was no cooling off period between each victim, the crime committed constitutes mass murder. 

Prior to the shooting, the offender also sent a text message to his parents which contained specific instructions for his funeral. The note eerily acknowledges that Fryberg’s plans were entirely premeditated, and also that he had every intention of taking his friends with him, but there is scarce mention of why Jaylen was unhappy with his life. Although he does address his parents affectionately at the end of the letter, overall it reads more as a lighthearted to-do list than a heartfelt goodbye to his family:

“I want to be fully dressed in camo in my casket. Brand new expensive-as-shit camo… Put my hat with the S on it on me in my casket. Put an insulin bag in my casket with me and burn one for me. I want mine, Andrew’s and [name omitted] graves to all be lined up… Songs to play at my funeral. (Life style, U guessed it, hot nigga, Hookah, The Ruble by randy wood, love by Kevin Yaazie) it needs to be POPPIN! Play the randy wood and the Kevin Yazzie first and play the POPPIN SHIT next and ask [name omitted] for some poppin shit to play… I wasn’t happy. And I need my crew with me too. I’m sorry. I love you.”

The deceased victims were named as Zoë Raine Galasso (14), Shaylee Adelle Chuckulnaskit (14), Andrew Fryberg (15) and Gia Christine Soriano (14). Andrew was Jaylen’s cousin. Sadly, Zoë died immediately at the scene, and the others were transported to hospital where they later died. The fifth surviving victim, named Nate Hatch, suffered a gunshot wound to the jaw but was eventually discharged from hospital following corrective surgery.

[carnivalofhorror]

LAST POSTS BEFORE DEATH:

Alex Sullivan - Killed by mass murder, James Holmes, during a midnight screening of ‘The Dark Night Rises’ in 2012.

Darren Mitchell - This was Mitchell’s final post before he and his car were swept away in the 2016 Texas floods. Mitchell's body was discovered more than a mile downstream from where his overturned truck was located.

Dorothy Dutiel - Dutiel killed her best friend, and ex-girlfriend, May Kieu, before killing herself on a patio at Independence High School. The murder-suicide was determined to be fuelled by Kieu no longer loving Dutiel.

Cor Pan - Pan posted this photo of Malaysian airline MH17 along with the caption “if the plane disappears, this is what it looks like” in reference to the missing Malaysian airline, MH370. MH17 was later shot down over the Ukraine-Russia border.

Gary Slok - Slok posted this photo of himself and his mother, Petra Langeveld, to Facebook before take-off. The pair, on board flight MH17, were on their way to a holiday retreat designed for single parents and their children. 

Hannah -  Hannah was found dead in the woods of her hometown in Georgia soon after these Tweets. Hannah spoke frequently to her friends about an alleged stalker. Police claim she suffered a “violent death” and it was at the hands of someone she knew. Her murderer has yet to be found. 

Jaylen Fryberg - Opened fire in the school cafeteria, wounding at least 4 students and killing 1, before turning the gun on himself. Shooting was suspected to be motivated by a failed romance.

Rose Mayr  - Mayr and her friend, Elizabeth Nass, were killed moments after this Tweet when a train derailed, crushing them under tons of coal. 

Colleen Burns - Burns died after tumbling from this exact cliff face moments after this photo was taken.

Michelle Rowling - Rowling made this post after finding out her ex-boyfriend, Montrell Cooper, was released from jail. Cooper stabbed her to death moments after the posting.

Matthew DeRemer - DeRemer was killed after a drunk driver collided with his motorbike just hours after writing this post. 

Montrell Jackson - Jackson was killed 2 weeks later in what was dubbed, the ‘2016 shooting of Baton Rouge police officers’ by Gavin Long.

Reeva Steenkamp - Steenkamp was shot dead that night by boyfriend, and paralympic champion, Oscar Pistorius.

Skylar Neese - Neese was stabbed to death by former friends, Rachel Shoaf and Sheila Eddy, after the pair convinced Neese to hang out with them - despite their falling out.

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