September 11 Digital Archive

story7023.xml

Title

story7023.xml

Source

born-digital

Media Type

story

Created by Author

yes

Described by Author

no

Date Entered

2002-09-13

911DA Story: Story

Dee BROOKS MHS
I WAS ON MY WAY TO 2ND PERIOD I HEARD A LOT OF PEOPLE CRYING AND SAYIG STUFF ABOUT A PLANE CRASHING INTO THE WORLD TRADECENTER.AT THE MOMENT I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT SO I JUST DID EVERYTHING I USUALLY DO BEFORE I GO TO CLASS. BY THE TIME I GOT TO CLASS MY TEACHER HAD PULLED OUT THE TV AND WAS TRYING TO GET A PICTURE IT TOOK TIME BUT FINALLY A GUY REQUESTED THAT WE HOOK IT UP WITH A CLOTHES HANGER. WE FINALLY GOT THE PICTURE AS SOON AS WE GOT THE PICTURE WE SAW THE SECOND PLANE CRASH. IT WAS REALLY SCARY BECAUSE I THOUGHT OF ALL THE CHILDREN WHO HAD PARENT IN THOSE BUILDINGS. THAT REALLY DID SOMETHING TO ME BECAUSE I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS NOT HAVE YOUR PARENTS AROUND. IT WAS REALLY A SHOCK BUT IT WAS JUST GOD TELLING US IT IS TIME TO GET IT TOGETHER BECAUSE WE NEVER KNOW THE DAY OR THE TIME WHEN WE ARE GOING TO GO.

Citation

“story7023.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed April 13, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/9736.