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2002-09-11

I was living in Auburn, Alabama with my friend Leigh Barnett and Josh Scott at Lakeside Apartments. I woke around 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. and was getting ready for school (Southern Union). My mom called my cellphone and told me to turn on the television. I turned to the local news channel and was horrified at what I saw. An airplane has struck one of the twin towers. I went and woke Josh Scott and told him to get up and see what was going on. My other roommate was at work at Auburn Flowers and Gifts. I called her and told her and she said she was fixing to come home so that she could watch the television. I had to be at class around 10:00 a.m. After watching, the second plane hit the second of the twin towers and then the collapse of the towers, I left for school. On the way to school, I turned on the radio and on EVERY station there were reports on the attacks. It was horrible, I was devastated. I pulled up to school and there were several students socializing in the parking lot. I parked and was walking towards the building and they started yelling that the schools had been canceled and Thursday classes would also be canceled. We would resume class on the following Tuesday. I stopped at Wal-Mart on my way home and bought some bottled water and batteries and an American flag. I went home and began watching television again. Called my mother several times to check on the status of her well being. Then, took Josh to community service. After lunch, I went up to the flower shop, which is where I worked also, and made a big red, white and blue bow for our door at the apartment. Whenever Leigh got off work, we cooked dinner for several friends, Jody, Holly, Bradley and Tommy and then watched the news together. Picked Josh up around 8 or 9 p.m. Then, I went up to the Exxon to get gas before the gas prices rose, they were already completely out of 87 octane and I waited approximately 30 minutes to get gas. It was a mess and it was raining!! Got back home and our company left and then we all went to bed.