story8890.xml

story8890.xml

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2002-12-27

I was in my early morning Biology class. I'm in college and there are many different people in my class. I was in class with several of my friends, and there was always this man who dressed up very professional. Always wore suits and very business like. That morning we were reviewing for a test and we heard a cell phone ring. The man in the business suit answered and jumped up and began to grab his things. Everyone was looking at him as if he were nuts and all he said was sorry, I have to go, the World Trade Center has just been bombed or something. Of course my friends and I were like whatever, he just wants to get out of class. After class we were walking to our cars and passed the student lounge which usually was empty at that time. The lounge was packed with people, and the t.v. was on full blast. There were students crying, some angry, some concerned, some confused. As for my friends and I we were ashamed and sad. Ashamed we made fun of the man in the business suit, and sad that we felt so helpless to those that needed help the most.