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story8346.xml

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2002-10-03

when i woke up that morning it started just like any other day, but the whole world changed in the amount of time it took me to take a shower. it was like something i had never felt before. i wasn't scared and i wasn't exactly shocked either. it was strange. the events that happened that day haven't really had a strong impact on me. i didnt know anyone directly involved with the events. the on thing that had an emotional impact on me was all the children who lost their mothers or fathers that day. my dad died when i was two months old and i have had to grow up with only the memories of the people who knew him well. im seventeen now and i have just started to realize that he has been the missing piece in my life and that has had an impact on the kind of person i am. I feel i can relate to these children and i know that if they are raised in a good home and with the memories of their lost parents, they will turn out to be just fine. i wish them well.