story925.xml
Title
story925.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-07-23
911DA Story: Story
Where to start on the feelings and memories of the most tragic day in my lifetime, September 11, 2001. I remember hearing the confusion on the radio stations when the first plane crashed and the screams of the Deejay?s when the second plane crashed and the dead air that lasted for about five seconds, while the shock of what just happened set in. I was helpless driving in my car to my job, trying to figure out what was happening. No one knew at this moment. The Deejay?s started talking and trying, themselves, to figure out what was going on. I just felt the tears start streaming down my face as I was sitting in bumper to bumper Chicago traffic. I remember sitting in my car in disbelief of what just happened. Trying to put two and two together and figure out why this tragedy occurred. I kept switching stations to see if anyone really knew what was going on.
I arrived in my office and turned our television set on and watched the news. My co-workers proceeded to arrive all with the same disbelief in their eyes, as I held in my own. Tear streaks down everyone?s faces. We just hugged and watched, trying to sort out the details. From my office window I just kept staring out. Through my window I had a perfect view of the beautiful Chicago Skyline and a perfect view of the Sears Tower. I couldn?t keep my eyes off of it, wondering if it was next. One of my closest friends works in this building and I could not reach her. I knew they evacuated the building but I was still pondering the what if?s? What if they targeted Chicago instead of New York? What if it had been the Sears Tower instead of the Twin Towers? I couldn?t help but feel a twinge of relief knowing that my friend was okay. Then went into remorse for all the families in New York that lost their loved ones. I never wondered about the safety of our country before this moment. But now all I could do was wonder what our future held and how many more tragedies would strike before peace would be met. I am still wondering this same thought and am hopeful that we will prevail.
I arrived in my office and turned our television set on and watched the news. My co-workers proceeded to arrive all with the same disbelief in their eyes, as I held in my own. Tear streaks down everyone?s faces. We just hugged and watched, trying to sort out the details. From my office window I just kept staring out. Through my window I had a perfect view of the beautiful Chicago Skyline and a perfect view of the Sears Tower. I couldn?t keep my eyes off of it, wondering if it was next. One of my closest friends works in this building and I could not reach her. I knew they evacuated the building but I was still pondering the what if?s? What if they targeted Chicago instead of New York? What if it had been the Sears Tower instead of the Twin Towers? I couldn?t help but feel a twinge of relief knowing that my friend was okay. Then went into remorse for all the families in New York that lost their loved ones. I never wondered about the safety of our country before this moment. But now all I could do was wonder what our future held and how many more tragedies would strike before peace would be met. I am still wondering this same thought and am hopeful that we will prevail.
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Citation
“story925.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed December 27, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/10702.