Remembering 911. 19 years later, it’s a day I’ll never forget.// I was working in midt

Remembering 911. 19 years later, it’s a day I’ll never forget. // I was working in midtown and had planned to go to Century 21 Department stores early that morningThe store was located directly across from the World Trade Center. My boss held me back to talk and I was so annoyed with him for doing that. In hindsight, I was very lucky because I could’ve been in that building that day taking the train. When I was getting ready to head out, a co-worker asked if I heard that a plane crashed into one of the towers at the World Trade Center. We assumed it was a small plane and thought it was just an unfortunate accident. Then 15 mins later another co-worker called in and said a another plane crashed into the second tower while she was watching the news. That’s when we knew something was wrong and scrambled to get a tv. We watched in horror as everything unfolded including the collapsing of both towers. The phone lines were jammed and my office became chaotic since many people, including me, had family and friends that worked in those buildings. It all felt like a really bad dream that I couldn’t wake up from. // My husband and I walked over 125 blocks to get home in Washington Heights that day. I still have the sneakers I wore on that journey(see carousel). The feeling of fear, sadness, anxiety and pain I felt during those miles cannot be described. I was young and didn’t know how to process it. // Unfortunately we all someone who lost a family member, friend or work colleague that day and things felt heavy. Much like the way things are feeling today. Don’t know how I’ll process this current time in our lives either, but I know I’ll never forget. // Today’s miles dedicated to everyone lost. Gone but not forgotten #remembering911 #September11 #911 #NYC #Neverforget #Gonebutnotforgotten https://www.instagram.com/p/CFBZ12tnAw3/?igshid=krgzmkehgxbf -- source link

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