Following the Parkland school shooting, Javon Davies, a Birmingham, Ala. sixth grader is playing it safe "just in case" there's a school shooting at his middle school. He recently wrote his version of a will: a letter addressed to his best friend in case he is ever killed at school.
"It was a PlayStation 4, plus controllers, plus the game that goes to it. My cat, my TV, my Xbox," Javon told WIAT.
No student should be concerned about writing a will should they be involved in a school shooting, but it offers perspective on the effects these incidents have on youth.
When Javon's mother, Mariama Davies, read her son's letter, she was shocked and hurt, as any mother would be.
"I could not believe it, you know? I mean my child is in the sixth grade. This is something he should not be thinking about," she said.
Javon's school received a threat prior to his writing of the note, which he says he did "just in case something happened to one of us because some kids get rowdy and might end up getting somebody shot or something."
The letter ended with a sweet note to his family, "Dear family, I love you all. You gave me the clothes on my back and you stuck with me all the time. Love, Javon."
"It's really hard because he's so young. He just shouldn't have to go through that period, because, for what?" Mariama said. "He's in sixth grade. You have a lot ahead of you, and these things going on, you shouldn't have to worry about, go through or even think about."
No student should have to think about this. As a wake-up call for America: death shouldn't be something a sixth grader thinks may be around the corner!