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2002-09-11

I had only been home, about an hour, after taking my daughter to pre-school. Doing some random cleaning, and the phone rang. It was my mom who informed me, .....she sounded uneasy, a fear through her voice, and she said there are terroists attacking us. Not really comprehending what she was talking about, she said, "well, not here...they're in New York, they just hit the World Trade Center..the attacks are coming like every 10 minutes". At hearing that I turned on the television to understand. I was glued to it, all the thoughts that run around your mind in times of fear, your life, all the lives you love. I debated on whether or not to pick my daughter up early from school, as I usually picked her up at lunch. I decided to just watch the events and keep informed. Listening to the radio updates as I drove to get her.
I remember the drive, 15 minutes seemed like it took forever. I just wanted to be with her. People were swerving off the roads, all the moms rushing to pick up their kids, the panic was evident. When I reached the school, there were police cars outside, and I froze....shaking as I walked up, only to realize they were guarding the doors. When my daughter and I walked back outside, seeing the police, she said, "somebody did something bad." I said yes, they did. We were supposed to go to the park, and have lunch together, I was trying to think of what to tell her ... why we couldn't go. I needed to be home with her.....that security you feel there, when things in the world become unbearable. "There are some bad people out there, doing some bad things", I said. I think she understood.


9.11.02