The Day the World Stood Still

anyway i was going to the  50th floor and when i got off the elevator all there was,was comotion.i said what happened.someone said a plane hit the tower.i said no way a plane.i looked out the window and all i could see was smoke and fire comin out the building.i said to myself immediately-this was no accident.at first i said its bad bud no doubt theyre gonna put the fire out and then we will see how many lives were lost.in a sense it was almost no big deal.i had no idea how big a deal this was tilli lef the building.i was nosy so i walked right past the towers and all i  could see was smoke and  flames.cops telling people to keep walking.thats when i seen it-the other tower was smoking too.at this point i said oh shoot,were under attack.but i couldnt know for sure.i went back to my office which is literally 1 block away.everyone was like get out of here-leave ya stuff behind.were all gonna die.

i said forget that-went and got all mystuff and prayed to someone that i dont get crushed if those buildings fall.i quickly went downstairs and looked  over to the towers...........................

..............(dear god bless their souls)............................

thats when i realized i might die.i wasnt scared because i was in shock.pure shock.the seriousness began to creep into me.i realized this was no fire that was gonna be out in a coupe hours...tyhis was real...............and then.....................................................................

i heard a women scream "nooooooooo"-i turned and im like what the he'lls her problem.....

oh my god........

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i look up at the towers and i realized that between the smoke theres people....people....sob...people just jumping out the windows for their lives.can you imagine having to choose from burning alive with jet fuel or jumping 100+ stories to your death....my god.

1 jumper,2 jumper.with every jump that damn women screamed.a3 jumper,4 jumper.....and on and on.finally someone said lady get the hell out of here.youre scaring everyone.she just kept crying.i felt my own eyes tearing.it was the most horrible thing i have ever scene and probaly wont top that ever in my life.8 jumper,9 jumper.....and then the one that broke my heart-a man and a women holding hands,sob,sob,holding hands jumped together to their death.sob.........................................................i could just imagine how frightenmed they were(dammit bush i voted you in office twice and i will never forgive you for not catching bin laden).how scared  must you be to jump to your death.

after that i couldnt  take it no more.yhe smoke and fire were building stronger.damn cant believe im crying 6 years later.i had to go.i was scared at this point cause i had no idea if the buildings would fall.police ambulance people,feds-it was chaos.where to go.my train was out of service for sure.how would  i get home.i heard a rumbling.i said thats it im gone.i began runnning up west broadway as fast as i could.it must have been about 10 or 11 blocks cause i was in a hood i didnt know at the time.after stoping i went in the store and bought a camera.i took photos and then --boom-the next thing you kinow the first tower went down.i was relieved i was out of harms way but what about everyone else,sob,what about everyone else.there was nothing i could do-except keep myself alive.would there be more missles-what else was to come.i had no idea.as the f-15's streaked across the sky i said to myself.someone is gonna pay dearly for this.i love america with all my heart and even though theres still some tensions between race and class and minoritie and whatever-i would never ever trade this country for another.when they knocked down the towers,sob,they took a piece of new york away.they took a peice of me away too.sob,dfamn them .damn them.damn them,sob,damn them,sob,damn them!!!!!!!

i knew there was a train that runs from manhattan to brooklyn that i could use to get home.i got home about 5 hours later.at that time i lived with my in-laws.just married.kid on the way.it was great.my wife was so relieved since my cellphone was not working she hadnt heard from me.street phones were always being used after all everyone had someone to call.

when i got home she hugged me like crazy and i tod them what i saw.i remember something that will never go away.why is it that on tv as they showed the world's reaction the muslims were freaking smiling and dancing.i could have literally bought a gun and shot every arab i say in a 20 mile radius.i now know that was thw wrong mind frame but at the time it was a good thing if you were not in my pressence.

the yanks went to world series that eyar.ny's team.i always hated the yanks too.worst of all they were playing the team i had been rooting for for the last few years.the arizona diamondbacks had my boy buck showalter as manager and i hated the way he left the yanks.so i rooted for arizona ,sob even though i knew we needed the economical boost that comes with winning,i even felt bad cause i knew it would lift all new yorkers spirit if tyhe yanks won.but there was 1 more thing.i knew that if i rooted for the yanks i would be doing just what the terrorist wanted.us to break from our way of life.the things we love.to make us hurt.dammit i waited 4 years to see arizona win the championship and damn they did it-they won.

i remember i couldnt sleep for months.i think it was summer '02 when  finally stopped waking up with cold sweats and nightmares.i was traumatized.sob.maybe i still am.

to all those who lost someone that day i sincerely wish you my condolonces and hope that one day you find piece.my story isnt nothing compared to the others who were covered in dust(peace to jermaine-glad you made it out homey!)and hurt.

america never forget that day!

espeacially cause if we should find out bush really did have something to do wit it like conspiracies go-he should be lynched on the white house lawn!

fdny

nypd

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port authority police

friends,family,and enemies as well-

R.I.P.