9/11 - A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE
I live on Long Island, way too close to New York City, and I had attended a DARK SHADOWS convention at the Marriott Hotel RIGHT THERE only three weeks before, so it made it even scarier for me. I was at work on 9/11, and when a co-worker came in and announced that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center, I made a remark about the pilot having terrible aim and continued working. When he said a second plane had crashed into the other building, we knew something terrible was happening. We gathered in my manager's office, where he had a TV set, and began watching the news. We heard about the other missing planes. We were all terrified. We knew this was a terrorist attack, but didn't know where it began or ended. We knew a lot of people were dead, but still hoped for survivors. I went for my usual half hour walk, my thoughts swirling madly: What was happening to our world? One thing I knew for sure--nothing was ever going to be the same again.
It's hard for me to believe it's been 14 years, too. I did not know anyone who perished in the World Trade Center massacre, which, given that I live on Long Island, was a miracle. But we were ALL from Manhattan that day, all Americans, all holding hands against an enemy that hated us and wanted us dead.
I love you, Val, and everyone else who remembers that day, who mourns the loss of lives and our loss of innocence.
Robin
It's hard for me to believe it's been 14 years, too. I did not know anyone who perished in the World Trade Center massacre, which, given that I live on Long Island, was a miracle. But we were ALL from Manhattan that day, all Americans, all holding hands against an enemy that hated us and wanted us dead.
I love you, Val, and everyone else who remembers that day, who mourns the loss of lives and our loss of innocence.
Robin