I was driving to work outside of Chicago and heard reports on the radio. I thought it was a morning DJ joke. I turned on the news radio station and they were talking about it too. I drove past my mom's neighborhood and decided to turn back around and go to her house. I walked in and turned on the TV just in time to see the second plane hit live. I sat there in shock, my hands shaking.
It was the first time in my life, at 21, that I felt a global sense of fear. I couldn't imagine what was going to happen next and spent the rest of the day monitoring several news websites on the internet, refreshing every few minutes.
Every time I hear those chilling 911 tapes or see footage of the World Trade Center on 9/11 I can feel the same fear I did that day. I will remember it for the rest of my life.
It was the first time in my life, at 21, that I felt a global sense of fear. I couldn't imagine what was going to happen next and spent the rest of the day monitoring several news websites on the internet, refreshing every few minutes.
Every time I hear those chilling 911 tapes or see footage of the World Trade Center on 9/11 I can feel the same fear I did that day. I will remember it for the rest of my life.