Sitting in Mrs. Mathews 6th grade social studies class, Sr. Janet, the principal came bursting through the door and turned the TV on before going to the the next classroom. My classmates and myself were happy, our mindset was that anything is better than social studies. We soon realized we were wrong, and the room grew still. I remember not even knowing what the world Trade Centers were or where they were. On the TV stood a smoking building, and about five minutes after watching a second plane flew into the other tower, destroying hope of it being an accident.
Two buildings that I had never even known about had been attacked by terrorists and now I was watching Americans jump from 60+ stories. I was scared; scared because I had never experienced such vulnerability. Looking to my teachers, parents even the president, for the first time I wasn't comforted in knowing that everything would be okay.
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