If you look closely, you can see the other plane is circling to make its attack!

I was in the bathroom at St. John's University. A girl had heard that a plane hit the twin towers. Nobody thought it was terrorism initially. Not until the 2nd one hit. I could see the towers from our campus. Lots of people panicked, but some were joking around. It was odd. I was worried about my parents that worked in the city. Thankfully a friend of mine was able to take me home. My mother had to walk home. She said everyone was very quiet & somber walking over the bridge home. To this day, I get nightmares. Actually had one last night. It was so real. It creeps up every now & then. Still feels like just yesterday. Almost unreal.
~ Stacey
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I was at work and down in the coffee shop getting some breakfast when I heard about the first plane hitting the tower. My initial thought was someone lost control of their plane and flew into the tower by accident. When I got back upstairs, I turned on my radio and heard about the second attack. Right then I thought it was deliberate. Someone turned on the TV in the common room and several of us watched in horror as the news replayed the two crashes. Shortly after that, we were told to go home. When I walked in the front door, my parents were watching the news showing what had happened. We also found out about the Pentagon and the plane that went down in Pittsburgh. I guess disbelief and horror were the two most prevalent emotions. How could someone do that, murder innocent people. Later on, anger surfaced at those responsible. Much later, I remember feeling pride in the way Americans reacted, how the first responders gave their lives to help people. I especially felt for the people on the plane near Pittsburgh, what bravery to save others at the cost of their own lives. I don't think our lives have ever been the same since 9/11. I know one thing, those fanatics who think they will be honored by Allah are in for a rude shock. They certainly won't be spending eternity in Paradise.
~ Diane
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I was at work at Gleason.
My first reaction was disbelief.
When the 2nd plane hit, I thought this is not just a freak accident.
It was as if it was a dream to see the building just engulf the plane like it was Nothing. It was hard to imagine! Then it was like what must all those people be thinking and feeling. The panic and chaos must of been surreal! It all was like a movie and hard to really grasp what was going on or why someone would do such a thing??
~Craig * * *
My remembrance of 9/11:
My husband and I were actually still in bed (my husband was about to get up to prepare to go to work) when my step son phoned from out of state to tell us to turn on the television, something horrible was happening. I'd never heard such terror and upset in my stepson's voice before. We stayed on the phone with him, and were both appalled to see the twin towers in flames as the news came on, it was, of course, on all channels. We were in total shock, afraid of what else was happening in our country and to our people. My husband and I, and my stepson on the phone, all started crying as one.
Friends and other family members also called and shared the same feelings. We invited a friend who lived in another county to join us at our home as she was worried there would be an overall atomic attack on the country, and was deeply afraid. I asked my husband to stay home from work, as I didn't want anything to happen to him on the highway, nor did I want to be alone at such a devastating time. He didn't want to leave me either, as really, he was much too upset to go to work and we always react to things as one.
The world seemed to stop as we watched and listened to the news all that day, saddened and horrified by what was unfolding across the country and in the different areas affected. At the same time, though, we felt love and gratitude to the brave first responders and other heroes of that unforgettable and awful day, as well as love and empathy for all who were affected throughout the country. So many people lost their lives that day, not only our fellow Americans, but people who hailed from all around the world. It is a day that will never be forgotten.
~Gina * * *