AUSSIE teen Emma Parkinson counts herself lucky she was still lining up to see American rock act Eagles of Death Metal when terrorists opened fire on the Bataclan theatre on Friday night. 
While the 19-year-old was shot several times in the hip as the evil gunmen stormed the music venue, she knows her fate could have been far worse had she been inside.
Friend Kate Rees, 22, said she received an emotional three-minute phone call from Ms Parkinson after the attack.
"All she said was she was lucky she wasn't inside," Ms Rees said. "She kept saying she was next door in the line and she just needed to talk to her mum." Ms Parkinson's mother Lisa has raced to Paris to see her daughter, who is recovering from emergency surgery, and the pair are expected to be reunited today.
Her aunt Sam Gunner said the family received a call yesterday afternoon from Ms Parkinson, who had been living in Paris for just 10 days before the terror attack, and she was in a stable condition.
"Emma is a courageous and brave person and has amazing resilience. We are confident that she will make a recovery but has an incredibly long road in front of her," she said.
"As can be expected, Emma was scared and overwhelmed and desperately wanted to see her mum."Our priority is getting Emma and her mother united and once they are together and Emma is feeling safe, she will make a decision [about returning to Australia]."