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Sept. 11th - almost a freakin’ decade

Friday, September 12th, 2008 | Negativity | 4 Comments

I am posting what I wrote the morning of Sept. 11, 2001 here because of Matt’s post.  in years past I’ve gone into detail about how the rest of the day went, but I won’t right now.  I’ll let it be a time capsule, untainted by modern interpretations.

Read and get a glimpse into my mind and my life at 21 as a senior in college:

Tuesday, September 11, 2001

8:45 AM

A call this morning from Mike’s mom, and we turn the TV on, in time to see the third plane crashing into the 2nd World Trade Center, in time to see the first disappearing in a puff of smoke, and hear, finally, that one of the planes was an American Airlines plane hijacked from Boston. My first thought, “Thank goodness Dave and Rob don’t really fly out of Boston - They’re international…” My second thought, “But Sheila ISN’T!” I immediately get on the phone to call Sheila. Her voice is raw from crying. She is okay - at home in San Antonio. David was in Chicago about to take off, and Rob was safe at home. Thankfully, all outgoing flights have been canceled, and everyone I care about is safe.

I hang up and start bawling into Mike’s shirt. Eventually I compose myself, temporarily. He runs to school and I call my mom, who is very concerned about me, and is thankful and relieved to hear Sheila is safe and in town. She called Robert first. His cell phone is not working, possibly because the Trade Center Tower #1 has fallen. Suddenly, the second tower collapses into a heap - a pile of dust. I start crying and mom is concerned. She tells me I may be wrong. She can’t believe the whole thing is gone - fallen into a pile of dust. How odd, it seems, when only the top was destroyed the whole thing would crumble. I wonder what they will build there now.

I don’t want to go to school. I want to be with my family. I want to hug Sheila because she is still here; she is ok, thank god…

So the Pentagon was crashed into and the State Dept. was bombed (car bomb). Shade says, “but this means war in our lifetime Ness…this is worst we’ve seen.” and I suppose he’s right. After all, we need something to boost the economy, right Mr. President? I don’t want to believe it was an “inside job.” I don’t want to believe this has happened, period.

I’ve got to go… School starts in 30 minutes, after all.

Tags: Family, memories, September 11th, tragedy