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story3518.xml

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2002-09-11

Well the day started off when I weas in Langange Arts and the bell had just rung and we had to go to our next class. My next class was next door so i had 4 minutes to go talk to my best friend. Well when those 4 minutes were up I ran into my classroom and the teacher was crying and the tv was turned onto the news and it was saying a bunch of stuff about the twin towers in New York. So then I was really worried about my grandparents and my family because they live there! So I started to cry for the safty of my family. Then the princlable walked in and told our tearcher to turn the news off and continue with our lesson. Of course no one was going to do that because we were all going to talk about it and not pay any attention to the lesson. So what happened was the teacher was very worried about anyones family getting hurt so she asked if anyone wanted to use the phone. I really did because i wanted to talk to me mom and Dad to make sure that they were ok and the rest of my family. So I had to wait in a really long line so the teacher said that the last people could go down to the office. I wanted to go but of course other teachers had done the same and there was like a million kids in the front office. I was waiting and if you know me i am a very impatient girl and really had to use the phone. So i used the phone finally and I called my mom first because I she would probably have the tv on and she would have a chance to call our grandparents and friends. So when i called her she had already called them and asked if everyone was ok. She said that everyone was ok and not hurt. She asked if i was fine and I said yes crying. so once that i knew that my family was ok then i could stop crying and finnaly finish my day. My friends uncle had worked in the trade centers so I was trying to comfort and console her because he had been hurt. When I got home I was really trying not to cry but I turned on the news and watched in fear. My mom was explaning it to me so i would understand it better. It was like one bad thing was happening after another and another. When i heard that a mall in pennslivania was hit with a plane I was scared and so was my mom because my grandparents also live close to Penn. and I was worried so my mom called them again and I talked to them and made sure i was ok. As i went to bed that night I lie awake and cry for the people and firefighters that died to day and i prayed for them.