September 11, 2001

I was only in second grade, so I never felt the initial shock of what had actually happened. Growing up only 45 minutes outside the city, our family was deeply disturbed by the attacks on the World Trade Center. I remember being sent home from school early that day- everybody was. It was weird though, because even though I lived up the hill from school, I had to wait until my mom came and picked me up to go home. All the adults were distraught and on edge, and they wouldn't really explain anything to us since we were so young. Not like we would understand what had happened, but it would've helped to hear that everything was going to be okay. It's heartbreaking to think anybody could commit such a terrible crime on purpose, but as we are one, we will never forget.