A bullet had just pierced the wall of her classroom at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Hannah Carbocci, 17, left, and her sister, Kaitlin Carbocci, 19Hannah Carbocci would not be among at least 17 people to die in Wednesday's massacre. In those fragile moments, they traded 77 short text messages, which they later shared with CNN. The conversation offers an intimate glimpse into the panic, the fear and the helplessness that gripped a community that day. Their relatives, out living ordinary days, dialed and redialed, texted and retexted, clinging to hope on their own smartphones.

Source: CNN February 15, 2018 23:03 UTC