9/11: A Short Story

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Tuesday Morning September 11th, 2001 I put my son’s Frank and Brandon on the school bus. I remember, looking up at the sky and thinking what a perfectly gorgeous day or weather. The large fluffy white clouds made the shade of the Blue Sky even more deep in brilliant.
Arriving at the office with a traditional Tim ,Horton’s cup of coffee in hand I expected a typical morning. Chatting cheerful with colleagues in the conference room our boss Brenda shut down right to start our weekly sales meeting. And administrative assistant came in and said something really bizarre just happened a plane just flew into one of our Towers. Everybody look puzzled and our boss unsettled but said okay real well we need to get started just keep us posted period in
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What in the world what’s happening? We all chatard. My first and sting was to drive to my son’s school then take them home to our Safe Haven. My second was too clean to stay calm go home watch CNN and find out for sure. I did the second thought. Turn on the television has set in my well-lit living room terrified. The Expressions on the newscasters face were torment and pencil their deep voices and Stern and sad. The footage we stream was most almost indescribable. People running carving covered and thick dark suit in blood. Some scenes were worse. My stomach was turned. I was pacing. Like moons of other people I wanted answers right now then I just wanted it over everything to go back to normal. Of course it wouldn’t I continue to watch and pace. The next few days as the smoke cleared and the debris settled the world could see more clearly the complete Devastation of terrorist attacks. Except now we would hear about more and more Heroes. The undeniable courage bravery and compassion not just police Fire & Rescue workers but just regular people. Dilsinho humanely way to wrap your head around what was happening. The terror fear anger helplessness period emotions of every kind word

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