It was a cool morning that Monday. I started a new training class at work. I showed up around 6:30 to find a fire truck parked out front. Everyone that had been inside was outside waiting. The cause of the fire truck... some brainiac had put a coffee cup with a metal lining in the microwave! It caused a horrific odor, the countertop to melt, and a part of the linoleum on the floor to burn away.
I remember... that was September 10th, 2001.
September 11th started off fairly normal for me. I had about 5 or 6 people in my class and they were a fun little group. It was only the second day and we had already formed a connection.
Around 8:30 or so, my boss stuck her head in the door of my classroom and said a plane had run into one of the World Trade Center Towers. At first, it was shocking and sad to think that people had died in such a tragic accident, but we didn't know the actual devastation to follow.
A little while later, my boss reappeared to tell the news of the second plane. We then knew something was horribly wrong. We went down to our breakroom that has a T.V. and started to watch the horror unfold. I was weak in my knees and my heart ached so bad. I wanted to cry, run, help, anything... but I am in Colorado... what could I do.
Several people in our call center were directly affected by this tragedy and so our company (bless their souls) let people go home on an individual basis. My class stayed... I remember... we didn't work too hard that day. We spent a lot of time running up and down the stairs to check in on the happenings.
I remember... the terrible loss that NY suffered that day. The terrible loss America suffered that day.
I remember... sitting in the parking lot of Safeway with my partner when our Government declared war. I did cry then. I can't handle the thought of lives being ruined by bombs and anger. Our young, very young, men and women leaving families to go fight to stop the terror.
I remember... being so angry at our Government for saying the war was over yet we lost and we are still losing young innocent lives everyday.
I remember... and I will NEVER forget.
~Peace
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