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story9611.xml

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2003-09-11

I can't remember any other part of that day up to that point. I know that I was in a code of behaviour assembly, going over the school rules. They paused the tape of our super intendent talking about something, and my prinicipal got on the PA system and told us that there had been terrorist attacks at the pentagon and the world trade center, and that anyone that had family members should come down to the office immediately for help. The rest of the day was a blur...I remember that moment so clearly though. I remember that at lunch time i went to the library computers to find out more, since details were not exactly forthcoming out of the school. The internet was clogged, and all i got was a small picture of the world trade center with smoke coming out of it. I went and showed my english class, and they bombarded me with questions, like i knew anything. On the bus going home, we were full of nervous chatter. We said that we would remember this like our grandparents remembered pearl harbor. We listened to the radio, and it mentioned that the towers had fallen. I didnt really believe it, but when i got home and saw the tv images, it became very real very fast. I think thats when i was the most scared, if ever i was. I spent that day and the next glued to the television screenm so much so that my parents were worried about me. Since then, things have returned to normal for the most part, but i still remember that day with remarkable clarity.