September 11 Digital Archive

story5202.xml

Title

story5202.xml

Source

born-digital

Media Type

story

Created by Author

yes

Described by Author

no

Date Entered

2002-09-11

911DA Story: Story

I WAS AT WORK I MANAGE A CONVEINCE STORE IT WAS LIKE ANY OTHER TUESDAY MORNING IT WAS GROCERY DAY I WAS PRICING AND PUTTING THEM AWAY WHEN I HEARD IT ON THE RADIO I COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT I WAS HEARING I WAS SO SAD ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT WAS ALL THE POOR PEOPLE IN TOWERS AND ALL THE PLANES AND THE PENTAGON AND I WAS PRAYING THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE TO SUFFER AND WHAT WAS THERE FAMILIES GOING TO DO WHAT WOULD I DO IF IT WHERE MY FAMILY MEMBERS I COULD NOT THINK OF IT I DONT KNOW?ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT FOR WEEKS AND MONTHS WERE ABOUT HOW HORRIBLE IT WAS FOR THE AMERICANS THAT WE LOST AND THERE FAMILIES NOW IT HAS BEEN A YEAR AND I STILL THINK ABOUT IT AND WILL FOR YEARS TO COME. PRAYING FOR YOU ALWAYS YOU WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BONNIE BYERS

Citation

“story5202.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed December 25, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/6469.