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2004-09-13

Started off as any other day...woke up in the morning early, got ready for school and i was already sitting in my second period class. It was the beginning of the year so the classes weren't that hard yet and everyone was still in the process of getting to know each other. As we started off with class an announcement came over the PA system. The principal told everyone to stay where they were and that he would tell us what is happening shortly. So everyone was sitting there very confused for about 10 minutes trying to figure out what is happening. The principal comes back on...and announces tht an airplane has hit one of the twin towers and they are not sure what is happening. We were allowed to turn on the new and watch what was going on. At the time no one knew anything and everything was running through my head and i could not figure out what could possibly be happening. We were watching the news the whole day till we had to go home because we were told to stay in the classrooms until the buses arrived at the regular time. After the schoolday as i got home, mny parents were not there. My stepdad worker at American University at the time, which he had a hard time getting home. My mother worker at a elementary school in McLane which also took her awhile to get home. Once my parents were home i felt safe and happy that nothing has happened to them. But then i was thinking to myself...what are the terrorists going to do next...atomic bomb? fly more planes into buildings? suicide bombers? There were many questions left unanswered and until today people still wonder what we could have done to change things or what else may happen in the future...i guess we will have to wait and find out...