them know what was going and i love them. >> reporter: the shooter was right outside her classroom door. she sent this text to her dad. the man is so close to my class. my teacher is laying on the floor. her dad responded. okay. be really quiet. >> what was that like for you? >> it wasn't easy. i was five miles away. all of a sudden i get a text from her. and i sort of lost it on the road. >> reporter: she texted her father, dad there's a shooting at school. i'm scared. he left his car and started running towards the school. >> all of a sudden she said dad he's coming. and i stopped hearing from her. >> what did you think at that moment? >> i more or less felt like i lost her. and i really broke down. >> i stopped texting for a bit. i was praying and i can't text. and i went back and i was saying like what's going on?