9/11/2001
We were just starting our day in fourth grade. Me and my cousin went to the same school, in the same grade, in the same class. we were watching the "morning announcements" and then all of a sudden they were gone. We heard the crackle of the intercom, and they made an announcement I can't recall now. My then uncle came to pick us up from school. My Grandma grabbed my brothers.
I remember my auntie crying and the news playing on and on and on...
The first tower...
The second tower...
The field...
I remember sitting at the little breakfast bar in her home, with my cousin. We didn't fully understand what was happening but constantly heard the word "attacked". I remember being scared. I remember people scared they were going to attack our capital building.
I remember going back to school, and the xenophobia our best friend faced because her dad was from Iran. I remember a teacher telling her that her dad was a terrorist. And I remember the rest of us not understanding why everyone was treating her so badly.