Arielle Pozner, a survivor of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting whose twin brother, Noah Pozner, was killed that day, is now entering young adulthood: She opens up about her experience for the first time
"At first, even though I knew Noah wasn’t coming back, I still thought he would show up in a few months," Arielle Pozner says"When I had to order my graduation gown, I was thinking since we’re in alphabetical order, he would have been right next to me," Arielle tells PEOPLE in her first interview.
I have one specific memory: We had three booster seats in the back of our car for me, Noah and my sister, Sophia, and I remember the day my dad took out one of them was the day it solidified.That time period in my mind is fuzzy. There are moments I’m able to grab onto and then it shifts to before and after. I remember that day , a series of events. We hid in the bathroom of our class. I remember the tightness of the room. My teacher put a bookshelf in front of the door.
There’s something in me that hopes for change. Because how many deaths will be enough? People’s lives are at risk. Even after people die, there’s a domino effect. I try to talk about Noah so that he doesn’t become lost with time and memory, and I feel more connected to him when I’m speaking about him and honoring him. I feel like his soul is intertwined with mine, even if we never got to know each other. He will always be my twin brother.Sandy Hook's Surviving 1st Graders Graduate High School: 'Monumental' but Tinged with 'Sorrow'
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