[BigAls87Z28]

I was walking into my 2nd period class, and the TV was on. Someone said a plane crashed into the WTC, but it seemed as if it was a small plane. Then I watched the 2nd one hit on TV, and I remember hearing the news casters freaking out, and then I knew that this was no freak thing. Then, about 20 sec after that, an announcment over the PA system said all TV's, radio's, or anything else must be turned off.
We talked abotu what was going on in class. Everyone was like "its Sadam's fault" I turned around and said, "No, its Osam Bin Laden" (at the time I did not know for sure). Everyone looked at me like I was making his name up. No one knew who the hell he was. After 2nd period, I quickly forgot about it and went on to my 3rd period class. I remember saying to my teacher "2 planes hit the WTC." He looked at me like I was kidding, and no one belived me.
After that, rumors flew aroudn school about the white house was on fire, and then people said that they crashed into the Pentagon. Then news came around that the buildings colapsed. I didnt belive any of thoes.
Then about 12-1230, we were told to go back to home room. From there, over the PA system, our Principal made the annoucement about what was done. Everyone was crying, and I do mean everyone. The office was flooded with kids trying to call there parents or relitives that worked at the WTC...a lot of thoes kids lost there family members in it.


Now something struck me as odd when I went to school up in Mass the next year. For the 1st year rememberance, we talked about it in my english class. We went around the room, and the feeling was much different. They talked about it as if it didnt happen. They treated it as if it was a bombing over in another country. Kinda hurt, and when it was my turn, I told them what it was like for me, and how close it hit to my neighborhood. There faces were pale white. I guess they never knew how big it really was.