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September 11: 4 Years Later

Posted on | September 11, 2005 |

Today is one of those days that many can remember what they were doing when the towers fell. I know what I was doing- I was just coming home after dropping my boyfriend’s dad off to pick up his motorcycle. It was sunny and warm for the time of day. I just finished a cigarette and pulled off the bypass when the music on the radio disappeared and the news came through. At first I wasn’t understanding what was going on. I rush home- barely make it through the door and turn on CNN.

I could not believe what was going on the first tower was on fire. It made me think of the movie The Towering Inferno. Well then I seen what happened- the second plane came in and crashed into the second tower. I was shocked. I was terrified. NYC is only a few hundered miles away from I live.

I remember when I first went ot the city to site see, I took a really great pic of the World Trade Center towers from the Liberty Island Ferry. The shot looked like it should be a postcard. I have not been to NYC since that time. For me seeing the WTC gone is something I don’t think will really seem real to me.

Enough digressing… Flight 93 came down in a field in Shanksville, PA. Shanksville is located near Somerset, PA. These place are about an hour’s drive from my house. I was really scared then. I was thinking, did they fly over me before they came down. What if they came down 20 minutes before, would I still be alive?

I called my mom and I found out everyone was okay. My dad travels to NYC a lot for business. She was happy to hear that I am okay.

That day rattled my life some. But I am happy to be alive and I am happy to be here.

I hope life is at least livable for those who lost their loved ones in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. I hope things are at least okay.

May we find peace soon.

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