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2003-09-11

I was sitting in my Biology class of 15 people, when my Chemistry teacher came in and said that he had just heard some scary news in the school office. He told us that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center and that it could have been an accident. Our Bio teacher decided that she would tune in the radio, so we could hear what was going on. She tuned in, and then all of a sudden we heard that another plane had just crashed into the other tower. All of our mouths dropped. I didnt know what to think considering my uncle and cousin worked in the towers. I was to scared to cry, so I just sat there in amazement. Our class was the first class in the whole school to find out since our Chem teacher came to tell us. It was time to switch classes, so I headed on to my next class. I saw my best friend as soon as I walked in the room, and then that was it. I just started crying. My best friend Megan was hugging me, and everyone was asking her what was wrong. Megan told everyone that my uncle and cousin worked in the building. To make a long story short, my uncle and cousin got out. They began to run and my cousin broke down. He stopped and wanted to go back in but my uncle grabbed him and told him that they had to leave. One of my other cousins was standing on the corner waiting for the bank to open, and he saw the first and second planes hit. He happens to be a nurse, so he called his supervisor and asked what he should do. The supervisor told him to get to the nearest hospital, and to show them his nursing card and to help out. My cousin helped save lives, and I am very proud of everyone else who helped to save lives. I knew that I couldnt do anything to help, so I decided that I would go and donate blood 3 days after. After we donated at the Veteran's hospital, a vetran said "Congratulations young lady, you have just saved 3 people and your blood is heading straight to New York at 4p". That was the best feeling in the world.