After a decade of imprisonment and rape, Cleveland, Ohio native Amanda Berry makes her first public appearance.
Berry, now 27, has begun to acclimate herself to the world as it is in 2013. On July 27, Berry came on stage with her family at a Nelly concert in Cleveland.
“He said, ‘Everyone, here’s Amanda Berry,’ and she came out with a friend, another young woman,” said concertgoer Kayleigh Fladung to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. “She didn’t say anything, but she was smiling and happy. “She waved to the crowd, everyone went crazy cheering, and she went backstage. Nelly did his set, four or five songs, and then he brought her out again and everyone cheered.”
“It was cool to see but still very surprising,” added Fladung.
As he brought Berry out, Nelly said, “I want to make sure we get a chance to thank you… because I can’t even imagine the type of strength and the type of courage that it took to keep it going. So for that, again, I commend you…and for that, I want you to stay here,” before dedicating his performance of “Just a Dream” to Berry:
Check out the video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4JrzAoAVaE
Source: vladtv.com
