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Also sorry for this being my first post here lol

While you're at it, grab some cute winter boots. Good quality ones. You'll need it for the next four years.

For anyone who read this far... Why? Firstly?
Secondly thank you, for listening to me ramble about shit. I feel helpless knowing all I can do is speak.
Good thing I'm loud.
To everyone who blames DEI, fuck you
To everyone who hopes, continue on

They must have been so excited before things went south. They must have been bouncing off their seats, wanting to put their skates on and glide on the ice again.

But I never thought you could lose your life for it.

I never thought I could be so shaken from this. I don't know why honestly!
Maybe it's because I could've lost someone I knew. Maybe it's because there were 11 year olds on that plane with their families.

As a former skater, I bet they busted their ass. I bet they were screaming and crying when they found out they'd go to a cap for a beautiful sport like skating. It's not easy, you have to work, you have to practice. You sell your soul for skating.

Cause at this point, all we can do is hope. All we can say is hope. All we can feel is hope. All we can live is hope.
Because without hope things won't get better, and without hope the poor souls who lost their lives won't move on.

But we don't know. I don't know if we ever will. We've had 5 crashes within the last month so right now shits not looking good at all.
At least we know the names, so we can give hope to the families and coaches who lost their kids

And you wanna know the reaction of some assholes? "Oh, it's cause of DEI!"... What?
No, it's not.
For all we know, it could've been a hijack.
For all we know, it could've been helicopter malfunctions.
For all we know, this could've been purposeful.

Anyway, I honestly am just devasted myself. Everyone involved did not survive. This includes coaches, skaters, and families. They all were probably so excited that their kid is gonna have an amazing opportunity.
Only for it to all crash and burn.

Or, in this case, a helicopter.
... Sorry, that was dumb.

Idk, I really don't. I shouldn't assume what other people feel but here's the thing: when you find out that your skating partner did not in fact land safely, you'd feel terrified. Scared. You could've been one of the names.
But maybe you also feel glad, cause you dodged a bullet

I say he's terrifyingly glad, because I bet he's at least happy about the fact that he didn't happen to be one of the listed victims of the plane crash, but I also bet that there's dread. I bet there's anger, sadness.
I bet he feels bad that he didn't go.

How do I know this? Why am I assuming some kid's opinions or emotions? A kid I haven't spoken to in years, may I add.

I know because his SKATING PARTNER was on the plane.

They were supposed to go together, yet he didn't go for whatever reason. Idk.

There's this kid at my old skating rink and he was going to go to this skating camp thing that is a very rare yet beautiful opportunity.
Thing is though, he didn't go. He stayed home.
And now I'm thinking he's terrifyingly glad he did.

I used to figure skate. I've barely been on the ice since covid years but I still know the kids there
I still have friends who skate so beautifully I almost cry during their performances