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 my old friend....
Posted by: Stefanie from Illinois
Saturday September 21, 2002 @ 06:51 PDT

my friend alexia was a child affected by september 11.as her mom made breakfast and her dad headed off for work she wished she could've took that moment back when she just could've stoped him and spent more time together.well after her breakfast she was off to school.expecting a normal day like always,she got on the bus and went to school with a big smile and happy thoughts.at 8:45,one minute before her life would change forever,she was getting out of her class,starting off what looked to be a great day till that minute pass by........when she heard that the world trade center was just hit on the north tower she was yet horrified yet reliefed.her father had been working on the 62nd floor on the south tower.she new that they would evacuate the tower before anything else would have happened.but minutes passed and her father wasn't out.she wasn't aware of it so she thought that he was gong to be ok.but at 9:52 the south tower was hit.her and the rest of school was watching the t.v news to make sure that the tower was evacuated.it hadn't been but many people did have time to leave the tower.when she arrived home from school her mother was histericle.her aunt and 2 cousins had been on the plane that hit the pentagon.but most of all her father had not called and had not returned home.2 nights had passed as they went from hospital to hospital looking for him.when the 3 day arrived and no one had called and no hope of there father,the hospital in manhatten had called.their father's body was found.he was dead.she lost her aunt,cousins,but most of all she lost her dad and she wasn't able to find herself.she was miserble and very depressed for the next year."i am still very sad and i am afraid of going in tall buildings still.i am afraid what happened on spetember 11 is going to happen again"now a year has passed and she is back to secedual.i talk to her online and she is much better now than what she was last year."listen to your heart.don't take any minute for granted.spend every minute with love not hatred."