Girlfriend's Heart-breaking Message To The Boyfriend She Lost During The Paris Massacre

They were the faces not of soldiers or politicians, or people who wanted to wage war. They were for the most part fresh-faced youngsters who had hoped only to enjoy a night out at a rock concert.

Within hours of the terrorist attacks, their images started appearing on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. All that relatives and those who loved them wanted to know was… were they alive?

One was Nick Alexander from Colchester in Essex, who had been selling merchandise by rock band Eagles Of Death Metal as fans thronged into the Bataclan. Then the firing started. No one was sure at first where it was coming from. Soon there were people on the floor in pools of blood.

Those fortunate enough to escape the massacre later described scenes of chaos as Kalashnikov-wielding gunmen told people trying to flee, 'if you move, we'll kill you'. The jihadists paused briefly to move up to the balcony, where they reloaded and opened fire at concert-goers in the pit downstairs.

Nick’s girlfriend Polina Buckley was quick to begin posting messages on Twitter after hearing about events in the French capital. ‘Someone please help me find my boyfriend Nick Alexander,’ she posted. ‘Merch guy for EODM [Eagles of Death Metal].’

In another tweet, she posted a picture of her smiling boyfriend, with the simple plea: ‘Please help me find Nick Alexander.’

By mid-afternoon yesterday she knew Nick was dead. She found out not from the authorities but from details posted online. Her heartbroken response was to upload a picture of her and Nick sharing a kiss with the message: ‘You are and always will be the love of my life, Nick Alexander.’

A friend of Mr Alexander, 36, who was at the concert with him, revealed that he had died in her arms after being shot. Helen Wilson, an American who survived after being wounded in both legs, said she had desperately tried to keep him breathing as they lay on the floor of the concert hall.

-Daily Mail