8 minutes will change their lives forever.

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Single mother Naomi Drum receives the notification all parents fear: There is an active shooter at her only child's school. 

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High school junior Iris Kent is walking to class with her boyfriend when they hear the shots behind them.

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After the gunfire ceases and the smoke clears, Naomi and Iris have to navigate their new lives. Naomi as the mother of a monster, and Iris as the girl who lived when she shouldn't have.