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Nov. 12

".....our test over Muscles will be on friday." Mr. Rickett looks to at his watch, "Now, we have a bit of time before we have to go....does anyone have anything to share?" Morgan raised her hand instantly.

"Yes, Morgan." Mr. Rickett said pointing to Morgan.

"Well, on my back to school after my dentist appointment this mourning, I heard on the radio that a jetliner crashed in a neighborhood in Queens." My heart sank. It had been 2 months but, the memory of it all was still there, always in the back of my mind. "They think it might have been a bomb." My heart was still pounding, and my throat tightened up.

"Thank you, for informing us of that. Does anyone have any thoughts on that?" I felt like raising my hand but, i knew no one would feel my pain. Sonal, instead raised her hand.

"I think that we're not that big of a target and there isn't much threat. We were lucky not to have a direct connection personally, most of us that is." That was it. That was why i felt so near to this. My family used to live near NYC. My father used to work in the WTC. The streets we saw covered in ash, and the streets full of injured, I used to walk those streets. I remember visting that resturant or that store. I ate at that same bench not long ago. I played there, in the park, but now it's covered in ashes and debre.

Every once and awhile i'll kneel down at night to pray. In my prayers I'll say 'bless those in need.' All those memories come back to me. They showed the images that hurt me so bad. The sounds of screams and crashes.

When I had gone to school that day, i had seen the planes hit the towers i visited many times. I was confused but, when i got there i heard others laughing and joking and others scared about other attacks. In 1st period came the news of the pentagon. By 3rd period, the towers had fallen. All day we watched the news in school. I saw my city, my old home being destroyed. Some cried, not many. Some joked, not many. Most did nothing at all. I was so confused and scared. I didn't care who did it. I didn't care much why. I just wanted it to stop, i wanted them to stop replaying it. Stop giving me death tolls. I just wanted the world to go away. I wamted it to STOP!

*Ring*

"Thank you class, see you tomarrow."