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2002-09-11

i went in to work earlie and all morning i was telling my co worker something didnt feel right like something was going to happen she asked if it was like something was going to happen to me or what and i said no something big something that is more then me or you i dont know but somethings not right an hour later the report came over the radio that the first tower was hit the feeling was gone and all i could think was it was a terrorist and i told my co worker she said no maybe it was an accident some freak accident i said no no somethings not right theres no way then the second tower was hit and it was confurmed terrorists imeadiatly i got worried about my friend in collage in new york and wondered how far away was his collage from there i only had an hour left of work then i could call his family and see then they started talking about sending military out and i thought no my brother is in the marines whats going to happen will he be shipped out will he be sent to new york were was he now would he be able to call me befor he left a million and one question ran through my mind what was going to happen next i had to fight to keep from crying then i left to come home and alot of other employees were leaving muttering iv got to go get my kids i rushed home to see if my boyfriends mom had got her to younger kids from school she had so i called my half sister and asked if she had heard from my brother she said no we called eachother on and off untill 9 that night for three days i sat up late untill1 am waiting on a call from my brother i wouldnt eat and work was unbearable not knowing if he had called while i was gone finally he called and said he was staying on the base in washington state they werent going to ship him out yet we talked about things like if he was who to call to find out and and who to call and tell them he was getting shipped out and all it still feels like it was yester day that it happened the stress and worrie and the confusion i was mad scared and upset hurt and saddened by it all in the same moment how could some one do something like that the people who lost loved ones the ones who lost there lives doing there job trying to help others then the children . then i thought how sad it was that it took something like this to make people be kinder and more respectfull of others and stand as one . it shouldnt have taken something as horable as that to make people look at what is really important and care for one another as they should have all along. those people who died shouldnt have had to die to be heros or to be honored they were heros to there children to others and it shouldnt have taken that to make people realize that each life is precious and meaning full and that every living thing should have some sort of respect even those dogs that died from the rescue teams they gave there lifes to help try to find another life befor time was to late. people need to open there eyes and realize how short life really is.