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Posted by: Char-Lez Braden from Sarasota, FL
Monday August 18, 2003 @ 07:11 PDT

i was asleep when my father called. he didn't say hello or anything just "turn on your tv. sh** is happening. they just hit the world trace center."

my world stopped. the rest of the world went on. people were working all around me doing yard work and such. they didn't know yet. i went out and told some guys that were cleaning the driveway. they looked at my tv and went back to work.

i called my wife at work. she was upset, but we live in florida so she was ok of course.

the first tower fell. my prayers were not enough that day i suppose.

i had to get out. to get away from the tv. i went shopping for some items i had planned to get. i needed to be away, but i had to know as well. i had to listen on the radio in the car. i prayed for the remaining tower. as i turned down the final street to my apartment i prayed "thy will be done" and the second tower fell. it was like an answer from god. i don't believe it actually was him responding to me personally of course, but i did feel that he was saying to all of us that this was something we must endure.

back at home i called work. they said to come in! they called back hours later to tell me to stay home.

i will never forget.
i will not allow the world to forget.

char-lez
 


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