story3653.xml
Title
story3653.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-09-11
911DA Story: Story
I was at work that morning, working on a deadline that had to be met that day, when my boss came in and told me that 2 planes had crashed in the World Trade Center. Since I had no access to a television, I thought that maybe it had been an accidental crash of two planes near the Trade Center. Then the next thing I knew, someone told me that a plane had hit the Pentagon. I knew then that this was not an accident. I tried to get on the Internet to get any information that I could, but it was useless.
The company that I work for is a hotel management company that owned, at the time, 2 hotels in NYC. I tried to call them to see if everyone was alright, but I couldn't get through. In my despair, I e-mailed them hoping that maybe they would respond. In the meantime, my best friend, who also works for the same company and one of our co-workers were on their way to an appointment at the Pentagon! Luckily, they had a late start and missed their 9:00 am appointment. My best friend had just discontinued her cell phone service the previous day, so we had no way of contacting them.
I tried to keep my mind on my work to distract from the events, but I could barely function. I finished the presentation that I was working on and went home early. I felt physically ill at that time, but was no where near as ill as when I went home and turned on the television. When I saw the first plane hit the towers, I burst into tears. I cried all that evening. When I went into work the next day, I was afraid of what I would hear.(at this time, I still had no idea what had happened with my best friend!) Of course, she came in late that day, but when I saw her, I threw my arms around her and told her that I love her.
My heart breaks every time I think of the tragic events of 9/11/01. Last week, I went to Ground Zero for the first time with my new husband. I was overwhelmed by the show of support and love there. My hope is that everyone feels the same way we felt that day for as long as we live. Maybe then we can make the world a safer place.
The company that I work for is a hotel management company that owned, at the time, 2 hotels in NYC. I tried to call them to see if everyone was alright, but I couldn't get through. In my despair, I e-mailed them hoping that maybe they would respond. In the meantime, my best friend, who also works for the same company and one of our co-workers were on their way to an appointment at the Pentagon! Luckily, they had a late start and missed their 9:00 am appointment. My best friend had just discontinued her cell phone service the previous day, so we had no way of contacting them.
I tried to keep my mind on my work to distract from the events, but I could barely function. I finished the presentation that I was working on and went home early. I felt physically ill at that time, but was no where near as ill as when I went home and turned on the television. When I saw the first plane hit the towers, I burst into tears. I cried all that evening. When I went into work the next day, I was afraid of what I would hear.(at this time, I still had no idea what had happened with my best friend!) Of course, she came in late that day, but when I saw her, I threw my arms around her and told her that I love her.
My heart breaks every time I think of the tragic events of 9/11/01. Last week, I went to Ground Zero for the first time with my new husband. I was overwhelmed by the show of support and love there. My hope is that everyone feels the same way we felt that day for as long as we live. Maybe then we can make the world a safer place.
Collection
Citation
“story3653.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed January 10, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/12896.