Just Another Day
It was Tuesday morning on April 20, 1999. Brooks Brown, a senior at Columbine High School, noted something strange. His on-and-off-again friend Eric Harris had missed all his morning classes. It’s not out of the ordinary for a high school kid to skip class, but Harris wasn’t your ordinary student. He got straight As, and it was unlike Harris to miss his philosophy exam.
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Right before lunch, Brown went outside and headed to the designated smoking area near the parking lot of the school. As he was walking, he noticed Harris wearing a trench coat and pulling a bulky duffel bag out of his car, which was parked far away from his usual spot.