Saturday marks 20 years since the massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado. Recently,…

Saturday marks 20 years since the massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado. Recently, four survivors of that school shooting met with four survivors last year’s attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida to talk about their experiences.

From left to right: “This trauma doesn’t stop when the bullets stop.” Coni Sanders, whose father was killed at Columbine
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“Surviving a mass shooting stays with you. It’s inescapable.” Brandon Abzug, Parkland survivor
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“You have to go out in the world and make your own way. And it’s really difficult, and it’s really isolating, and it’s really lonely.” Zach Cartaya, Columbine survivor
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For me, predictability is what I need in my life, because I was expecting to go to lunch on the 20th, and my whole world changed.” Laura Farber, Columbine survivor
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“It terrifies me to know that this is going to be throughout my life, forever.” Sari Kaufman, Parkland survivor
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“It was trauma on top of trauma.” Mei-Ling Ho-Shing, Parkland survivor (?: @celestesloman)