story6606.xml
Title
story6606.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-09-12
911DA Story: Story
It was suppose to be my day off. I was going to sleep in with my husband. We rarely had any time together and we loved to snuggle. Instead of the dreamy slumber I anticipated, I got a call from my sister, Michelle, at about 8:30 am.
She was frantic I turn on the News. She kept telling me the World Trade Center was hit by a plane. I thought she was totally joking, and even said so. But, I heard the urgency in her voice, and the total disbelief. The News confirmed it. I remember waking my husband with the same tone in my voice my sister had when she told me.
My husband was sitting in the couch while I paced the room talking with Michelle still on the phone. Michelle was off on a long rambling tangent of information when I notice the smoke looked different for a second. I could not fathom what I was seeing - The building was going to collape. Interupting Michelle, I state the obvious; "Michelle, the building falling down!" I remember saying those words over & over without believing it. "The building fell down."
We both go silent in horror. I must say I have an exceptional imagination. It kind of runs in the family. All I could think about was the fireman running up the stairs and the plethera of people trying to escape.
It hurts my heart to think about it. It takes so much effort to not to think about all those people; the ones trying to escape down the stairwells, the ones traped above the flames having the face the enevitable, the fireman who knew they were climbing to thier deaths, yet, still they climbed on. It pains me the most when I think about the babies born after 9/11. I just had my first child in June, and I cry for all those who will never know thier daddys; except as a hero of 9/11. A small consolation for an entire lifetime lost.
In conclussion to this story, I received a call from my sister, Michelle, at the very same time on the very same day one year later. We will always remember that, though we were not in the same room, or the same city, we spent the day together, watching the most tragic event of our lives. It's now a tragic tradition.
She was frantic I turn on the News. She kept telling me the World Trade Center was hit by a plane. I thought she was totally joking, and even said so. But, I heard the urgency in her voice, and the total disbelief. The News confirmed it. I remember waking my husband with the same tone in my voice my sister had when she told me.
My husband was sitting in the couch while I paced the room talking with Michelle still on the phone. Michelle was off on a long rambling tangent of information when I notice the smoke looked different for a second. I could not fathom what I was seeing - The building was going to collape. Interupting Michelle, I state the obvious; "Michelle, the building falling down!" I remember saying those words over & over without believing it. "The building fell down."
We both go silent in horror. I must say I have an exceptional imagination. It kind of runs in the family. All I could think about was the fireman running up the stairs and the plethera of people trying to escape.
It hurts my heart to think about it. It takes so much effort to not to think about all those people; the ones trying to escape down the stairwells, the ones traped above the flames having the face the enevitable, the fireman who knew they were climbing to thier deaths, yet, still they climbed on. It pains me the most when I think about the babies born after 9/11. I just had my first child in June, and I cry for all those who will never know thier daddys; except as a hero of 9/11. A small consolation for an entire lifetime lost.
In conclussion to this story, I received a call from my sister, Michelle, at the very same time on the very same day one year later. We will always remember that, though we were not in the same room, or the same city, we spent the day together, watching the most tragic event of our lives. It's now a tragic tradition.
Collection
Citation
“story6606.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed January 9, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/15086.