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An Apalachee High School student dealing with the death of her algebra teacher, Christina Irimie, wrote an emotional and heartfelt rap about her and the three other victims killed at her school earlier this month.
Isaac Sanguma, a junior at the school in Barrow County, shared the musical tribute, titled “Forever Irimie” on his TikTok just over a week ago. As of Thursday afternoon, it has garnered 14 million views, 2.6 million likes and tens of thousands of comments.
“Another mother lost her child. I’m sending prayers to the kids that are in Grady,” he raps. “It could be me. I am glad that the Lord saved me. I must be strong. I can’t let the devil break me.
At another point, Sanguma says: “I don’t see it.” Mrs. average for a while and I can’t cut this trauma… I know Mrs. Irimie wants me to be stronger.”
On September 4, freshman Colt Gray opened fire at Apalachee High School with an AR-style rifle, allegedly gifted by his father for Christmas He shot Irimie, another math teacher Richard Aspinwell and two 14-year-old students, Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, before going to a school resource officer.
He was taken into custody without further incident and charged with four counts of murder.
Sanguma in his caption recalled seeing Irimie on the day of the deadly violence, writing that he had “the fattest smile on his face with his little dimples.” She added that she saw him enter class and checked in with him to make sure he was doing well.
“Man I want to go back and give me a hug“said Sanguma. “I never thought it would be the last time I would see her smile and talk to her.”
When asked why he wrote the rap, the teenager told Atlanta News First that it was initially hesitant to do soadding that he was worried people would think he was attention-seeking. In the end, though, music has always been his outlet.
“I just want the violence to stop,” he said.