Where I Was

When the planes struck the buildings in September, I remember at first thinking that our high school was on fire because the smoke was billowing in through the Chemistry Lab windows. When I found out that the towers were struck by two planes, I was a little shocked because we were in Briarwood a very safe distance from the towers and the smoke was still coming into the building as if it were happening right across the street. When the announcement came over the P.A. system that the twin towers had been struck by planes, I have never seen so many joyful faces turn to sorrow and anger. Some of the guys of Arab background had it very hard over the next year or so. I just remember thinking about my dad who works just across the harbor. I didn't know the full story and i didn't know what the extent of the damage was if any debris may have flown across the harbor. I was expecting the worse, but received good news as soon as I got home from school which was immediately dismissed after the announcement. I also remember everyone crying as I left school and I was the only one with no emotions on my face. I felt bad, sure, but I did nothing and did not know how to show how I felt in this situation. I remember an overwhelming confusion over the situation, not being able to fathom what some of my friends and classmates had lost on that day. And I truly to this day will never know how that feels. I just felt empty for a long time after that day.

www.tdi-dog.org/disaster.html This is a link to a group of people dedicated to helping those affected by 9/11