It was a normal Tuesday morning, just like any other day. I got up at the sound of the noisy buzzer on my alarm clock. I showered, got dressed and got myself ready for another challenging day in high school. I arrived at school where all the traffic was moving busily like always. Students were driving in to school, and the school buses driving in to drop off students. All seemed well for another day at Stroudsburg High School.

Arriving at third period, Mr. White's Contemporary Issues and the Law class, I stumbled upon my friends and

I did not talk to anyone in my class during third period. I could not get the words out of my mouth to express how I felt at that point in time. All I could think about was my family that I had in Manhattan who all work in that area and even in the World Trade Center. My worrying had brought tears to my eyes, yet I held them in, at least for the remainder of that period. After the bell rang, I sped out of Mr. White's room and walked quickly down the stairs and headed for my fourth period class.

fellow classmates who are starring at the television screen. I pay no mind to this and walk over to my seat. All of a sudden my friend from the back of the room shouts out to me "Melissa, doesn't your father work there?" I look up at the television and see major damage to the north tower of the World Trade Center. I on the other hand, much like the other classmates in the room, look on in astonishment. It was 8:46 in the morning.

My instructor came up to me and had asked me if I wanted to go to the nurse's office. I told her that I did not wish to go and was fine. Th

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