story7806.xml
Title
story7806.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-09-17
911DA Story: Story
The day of September 11th will stand out in everyone's mind. Everyone will always remember where they were and what they were thinking and doing that day. I had a cross country race later that day, and was thinking about that for most of the early morning. Nervous about the running to come, I went through my chemistry class without thinking about too much else and was walking towards my German class at the end of break when I heard the news. One of my friends came up to me and told me that he had just received a message on his pager saying that the one of the World Trade Center towers had been hit. Thinking it was a joke; I brushed it off and thought ?who cares? It?s not like it will affect me anyway!?
Little did I know how much this event would affect me and everyone that I know. My friend with the pager told our teacher, and she switched on CNN, we all watched for a few minutes, and as my teacher went to turn it off, we saw the Pentagon get hit. Now everyone?s eyes were tuned to the TV. Many people in my class had parents who worked there, or like myself, a parent who worked in DC. A few girls started crying, and everyone was shocked as the watched the flames on the side of the Pentagon. People left the room and called their parents, and eventually I left as well to do the same. My Father works in DC, and I was putting off calling, delaying the inevitable, but then, as we started to hear reports of car bombs by the Capitol(very close to my Dad?s building)) I got worried and called.
The rest of the day passed by in a blur or TV, worrying, and tears. My dad had called my mom and told her was fine, but said that he had to stay and help secure everything at his building. My race was cancelled, so I went home and fell asleep for a few hours, rather than watch the misery unfold on TV. People called relatives and friends from other states and countries, making sure my family was ok. My dad came home a few hours later after catching one of the last rides out of DC. Everyone I know was safe, but there are so many stories that still stick out in my mind about that harrowing day. I can only hope that the people of America will never again have to experience something so tragic and horrific.
Little did I know how much this event would affect me and everyone that I know. My friend with the pager told our teacher, and she switched on CNN, we all watched for a few minutes, and as my teacher went to turn it off, we saw the Pentagon get hit. Now everyone?s eyes were tuned to the TV. Many people in my class had parents who worked there, or like myself, a parent who worked in DC. A few girls started crying, and everyone was shocked as the watched the flames on the side of the Pentagon. People left the room and called their parents, and eventually I left as well to do the same. My Father works in DC, and I was putting off calling, delaying the inevitable, but then, as we started to hear reports of car bombs by the Capitol(very close to my Dad?s building)) I got worried and called.
The rest of the day passed by in a blur or TV, worrying, and tears. My dad had called my mom and told her was fine, but said that he had to stay and help secure everything at his building. My race was cancelled, so I went home and fell asleep for a few hours, rather than watch the misery unfold on TV. People called relatives and friends from other states and countries, making sure my family was ok. My dad came home a few hours later after catching one of the last rides out of DC. Everyone I know was safe, but there are so many stories that still stick out in my mind about that harrowing day. I can only hope that the people of America will never again have to experience something so tragic and horrific.
Collection
Citation
“story7806.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed December 23, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/8961.