10 years...even though it's gone by fast..
I remember the day happened so slow.. It's one the days from High School I can remember, every minute of it. I know some LJ's will have it some not..as most are tired of it.. This struck so close to home to me and just seeing the footage again..brings back all the fear and anxiety. I was in my chemistry class that morning..someone burst in all the doors that something terrible had happened. My teacher turned on the TV..at the time the first building was already in fire..then we saw the second plane hit live as it happened.. Once the alert was up it was terrorists attacks our schools and the city of Lumberport and Shinnston, both within a 6miles distance from my home were on high alert.. Our power plant fuels all of DC along with the White House..which was a prime target they warned us. I called my mom from school..for permission to drive home..then my heart sank lower..my aunt was missing..she had taken off from Dulles, Airport in DC...where one of the planes had actually come from. We couldn't get ahold of her... we feared the worst...we didn't hear from her until very late in the evening..she was in grief consoling. Her plane..was beside the very one that was used.. we could have lost her so easily. All of the upper North eastern states were in panic. There's another reason this hits extremely personally to me..but I can't bring myself still to talk about it. They showed us live footage.. I'm 16 at the time..I see the poor people that in their panic..jumped. It was too much for my brain to handle..just a year ago I had gone on a field trip and saw the towers..we went to the skyview up on the 100th floor..remembering how far up I was it dawned on me how many people are not going to get out. The plane that crashed in Pennsylvania was 20miles north of our home.. a place I drive by every month currently..This year I'm donating a tree.. the day the memorial opens I hope to be able to visit.. we did lose relatives..I didn't know them personally..but they were still family..even if they were distant family. Rest in peace..all those loved ones that have been lost..the courages firemen and police that were lost..the heros that tried saving so many..and lost their lives.. Rest in peace my family..I wish I could have met you.. I proudly salute my friends and family who were soon deployed..luckily have so far come back safely..even after several tours of duty.. and rest in peace to our brave men and women who didn't make it back home... I need to turn off all my TV's and avoid news sites for today..the pain and anxiety are just too much..