story6722.xml
Title
story6722.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-09-12
911DA Story: Story
It was ten oclock in the morning on Tuesday September 11, 2001 and it was
such a beautiful day that I thought nothing could go wrong. I was in the
weight room at Cohasset (Massachusetts) Middle High School and little did I
know, that my life as an American was about to change forever. Then, out of
the clear blue, the radio was turned off and in a solemn voice coach Sweeney
declared Any child whose parents flew out of Logan airport this morning
please see me! When the children who had talked to coach Sweeney left the
room crying I just thought that maybe a flight was delayed or something.
Then about fifteen minutes later, principal Jones came on to the intercom and
spoke to everyone: Students, this morning a very terrible act has taken place
in our country. So far the only details we have is that terrorists have hijacked
planes from Boston and Newark and have flown them into the World Trade
Center towers in New York City. If we learn anymore details, we will inform
you immediatly!At first I thought to myself How bad could this possibly
be? Were America, no one will ever attack us on our home soil! Then, after
hours of uncertainty, I arrived home and witnessed the terrible truth: Both
World Trade towers had disappeared from the New York Skyline! This sent
me over the edge. I began to cry and was as scared as I have ever been. That
special security blanket that most Americans had, had just been stolen from
us! That night, I tried to release my feelings by attending a vigil at my parish,
but I just could not get those gruesome photos that were on the TV out of my
head. That night, I cried myself to sleep, and in the morning, I woke up ready
to endure my first day of post 9/11 America.
such a beautiful day that I thought nothing could go wrong. I was in the
weight room at Cohasset (Massachusetts) Middle High School and little did I
know, that my life as an American was about to change forever. Then, out of
the clear blue, the radio was turned off and in a solemn voice coach Sweeney
declared Any child whose parents flew out of Logan airport this morning
please see me! When the children who had talked to coach Sweeney left the
room crying I just thought that maybe a flight was delayed or something.
Then about fifteen minutes later, principal Jones came on to the intercom and
spoke to everyone: Students, this morning a very terrible act has taken place
in our country. So far the only details we have is that terrorists have hijacked
planes from Boston and Newark and have flown them into the World Trade
Center towers in New York City. If we learn anymore details, we will inform
you immediatly!At first I thought to myself How bad could this possibly
be? Were America, no one will ever attack us on our home soil! Then, after
hours of uncertainty, I arrived home and witnessed the terrible truth: Both
World Trade towers had disappeared from the New York Skyline! This sent
me over the edge. I began to cry and was as scared as I have ever been. That
special security blanket that most Americans had, had just been stolen from
us! That night, I tried to release my feelings by attending a vigil at my parish,
but I just could not get those gruesome photos that were on the TV out of my
head. That night, I cried myself to sleep, and in the morning, I woke up ready
to endure my first day of post 9/11 America.
Collection
Citation
“story6722.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed January 25, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/16648.