story97.xml

story97.xml

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2002-02-28

I was sitting in my bed, reading for one of my classes, then all of a sudden the phone rang, early in the morning about 9. It was my roomates mother, asking if her daughter was there. I told her that she was not here, but her mom told me that when she got in to, turn on the TV because the world trade center had been bombed. Of course I had a started reaction to that. I immediately turned on my TV. The first tower had already fallen. I was shocked to learn a plane had crashed into the building. I watched TV in my room by myself. Then I saw the second building collaspe. I never saw something so real, but at the same time, not real.

I called my dad and we talked for a little while. Since I am fairly close to home from campus, I went home that day. I missed class that day, and just watched TV, glued to the news to see what was happening.