years after the shooting, i thought that the reason why these things kept happening is because they just needed to hear one more story. politicians just need to hear one more voice. so as a child, i tried to do that. and then i got older, and i worked more, and i realized it's not that they don't know what to do. they choose not to. >> reporter: it isn't just a horrific mass shooting that scarred their high school years. since then they've been hit by another trauma, coronavirus shutting down school and their lives. >> it's been awful, and also with everything else going on in the world, it's compounded our trauma and the fact that we're isolated makes it even worse. >> what does this moment signify for you? >> a new beginning. really you've grown to be such an amazing person. i wish -- i wish you didn't have to go through all this.