9/11 is so easy to remember. That horrid feeling of denial and shock. I stumbled out of bed to get ready for work, only when I walked into the living room I found dad glued to the set watching the smoke billow out of the first tower. As my brother walked in and asked what was going on, dad told him about the plane and I thought, "This can't be an accident..." I left the room before the next plane hit. Sitting beside dad, watching the debris and people fall out of the building, at that moment I didn't feel anything but confusion. I felt like a lost kid. As the firefighters poured in, I turned to dad and wondered aloud how long the buildings could hold up. When they did fall, I was sick. I went to work and stayed beside the radio all day long beside my boss and my mother. Customers came in and would stand beside us. No one wanted to say anything. The rest of the day is a gray blur of silence and shocked faces.
The next day I went to class at Virginia Western Community College. I did this more out of routine. There would be no classes that day. I sat in my English class while our teacher, a wonderful lady, asked us in a somber tone if anyone had relatives in NYC. She was from New York and despite being outraged, she was attentive and alert to every student there. We did have one student missing. She had family in the city and was trying to reach them. I remember sitting in that class and watching the blue sky. Later at home, dad and I stood outside and took a look at sky devoid of movement. That was so strange...
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Date: 2006-09-13 03:38 am (UTC)The next day I went to class at Virginia Western Community College. I did this more out of routine. There would be no classes that day. I sat in my English class while our teacher, a wonderful lady, asked us in a somber tone if anyone had relatives in NYC. She was from New York and despite being outraged, she was attentive and alert to every student there. We did have one student missing. She had family in the city and was trying to reach them. I remember sitting in that class and watching the blue sky. Later at home, dad and I stood outside and took a look at sky devoid of movement. That was so strange...