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Fist day back. >> there are a lot of emotions when it's time to go back to school, especially when part of the school isn't there anymore. >> i don't know how we survived this. >> i first met dylan in the days following the ef 5 tornado that wrecked moore, oklahoma and left 25 people dead. the word hero got thrown around a lot those days, but ellis was nothing short of one. >> i see her start to go up and lay on her and grab on. once it's over, i push her out of the way and then all the debris starts to hit me. >> how did you think so fast? how did you know what to do? >> i just thought of her...

To go up? didn't think. just did it. >> reporter: like most of the students who survived the tornado ellis had a lot of time over the summer to think about what happened. excited, nervous, anxious those are just some of the feelings he said he has had about starting 8th grade and after everything that happened he says he is just ready for things to be back to normal again. >> going to be a process to get back but it's going to eventually get the way it was. >> this first grade teacher wishes it was that easy. her school briarwood elementary took a direct hit from the tornado. she laid on her s...

Rig right? >> besides myself. >> besides yourself? >> yes, sir. >> when you think back, there was one report, police report that actually said, you didn't know after you fired, you didn't think -- you thought you missed? >> i didn't think i hit him, yes. >> so what happened immediately after the shooting, george? i understand one guy came out, said he had a flashlight, spoke to you. you said to call your wife, tell her what happened. i shot somebody. do you remember that conversation? >> the conversation i had with the gentleman? >> yeah. >> yes, sir. >> you do remember that conversation? he d...

To hit me. >> how did you think so fast? how did you know what to do what you did? >> i just thought of her as my family, what would i do if they started to go up? didn't think. just did it. >> how happy are you that he did? >> really happy or else i probably wouldn't be here. >> already best friends since the start of the school year, dylan and diane say the tornado has brought them even closer. >> i can't believe we were actually in there and actually got out and he helped me. >> how do you do in school? >> decent. i do okay. >> middle school years are tough, even without a tornado. but dyla...

And the ground wasn't underneath me any more and he held onto my hand. >> i see her start to go up and jump on her and lay on her and grab on the bottom of the lockers inside the ground and one that is one tipped over i pushed her out of the way and then all of the debris starts to hit me. >> how did you think so fast or do what you do. >> i just thought of her as my family. what would i do if they started to go up? didn't think. just did it. >> how happy are you that he did? >> really happy or else i probably wouldn't be here. >> already best friends since the start of the school year, dylan ...