When the gunfire started at a Southern California high school yesterday, many students reached for their phones and started texting.

“Hey mom i don’t know what’s going on here at school but I love you and I’m so thankful for everything you’ve done for me,” a frightened student at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, wrote to her mother during a school shooting that killed at least two students. “everyone is saying there’s a shooter on campus I don’t know what’s going on but i love you and dad so much.”

“I love you baby,” her mother Cari Wright wrote back. “Stay safe.”

Her daughter texted Wright that she was hiding in the music library with other students and later wrote that she thought she was “safe now i think” because they were being escorted out by police.

After Wright was reunited with both of her daughters. “I’m very, very happy and grateful for all the school staff that kept our students safe.”

Two students – a 16-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy – were killed and three other teens were injured after a 16-year-old suspect opened fire at the school yesterday.

The shooter was taken into custody after he was found on campus with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head.

He also wounded three other students in the attack.

Andrei Mojica was in his Advanced Placement government class when he heard there was an active shooter. The students helped barricade the door – something they’ve practiced before.

Michael Harrison, who received a text from his 17-year-old younger sister that read, “there is a shooter, call 911” said he couldn’t describe how it made him feel.

“Imagine getting that text.”

Anthony Breznican, who has two grade school-aged children at nearby North Park Elementary said he had just dropped his kids off when his wife called him about the shooting.

He rushed back to the elementary school along with other parents.

“You’ve got kids in little Pilgrim outfits planning to do their Thanksgiving pageant today walking out in tears,” Breznican said.

After student Isabella Perez texted her mom that she thought someone was on campus, her mom told her to get to a classroom.

“I’m so scared I can hear the police,” Isabella, who was already in a classroom, texted. “I love you. I just gonna keep saying it.”

Joy and Bernadette Song Cuan received texts from their freshman son, Karl, that read “DONT WORRY ABOUT ME,” “SCHOOL SHOOTING HAPPENED JUST NOW.”

His mother texted back, Just pray ok love you…were watching the live news. Daddy is with me.”

Bernadette told her son they would pick him up, but he said to wait because he was one of about 20 students left at the school, still hiding in the gym.

“He’s a strong kid, but he’s still so young,” Joy Song Cuan said through tears. “One thing I know for sure — he needs a hug.”

Joy said his son doesn’t like to text ‘I love you’ to him because he thinks it’s “cheesy.” Yesterday before they were reunited, a text from his son read, “I love you, too.”

Multiple candlelight vigils were held last night for the victims.