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story10362.xml

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2004-01-24

During the morning of the September 11, I was in Centreville in VA, and I was in my trigonometry class in. Suddenly, Mrs. Platt made an announcement on the PA about a plane just crashed into the Pentagon. The people in my class were really afraid because we didn't know what had happened. We thought it was just an accident. However, a few minutes later, Mrs. Platt made an announcement again. This time, she said two planes just hit the World Trade Center in New York. The class dismissed after the announcement. I went to the cafeteria. People were discussing about the situations, some were crying because their love ones worked in Pentagon, and they didn't know whether the ones they love were safe or not. After lunch, I went to my US History class. When I came in, I still remember that I saw the second plane hit the second tower, and it began to collapse. At first, I didn't believe what just happened because I used to live in New York, and I'd been there once or twice. I couldn't believe that two strong buildings cold be collapsed. I just couldn't believe it. We didn't have school on the next day. I stayed home and watched TV. I saw people were crying for help during the two towers were about to collapse. I saw a person jumped out of the window and hoped that he/she could survive. I was very depressed for a few weeks because it happened in a place where I used to live.