- I had just moved to Houston and was starting a new year at U of H. I was staying with my Tia Belinda and she came to wake me up as soon as she had learned the North Tower had been hit. (I didn't have to be anywhere that early in the morning and was taking advantage of the time to sleep in.) She turned the TV on in the room for me and I had MTV on, but the coverage was there.
I was completely in shock. I could not believe my eyes. It all felt so surreal; it couldn't really be happening...I sat there with tears in my eyes and watched in disbelief as the South Tower began to fall. Then as the North Tower collapsed as well in just 10 seconds.
I prayed silently for all those that were still in the building.
Being a born and raised Texan girl, many do not know why this in particular is so dear to me. You see, for as long as I can remember, I always wanted to go to New York. To this day, it is a place I have always wanted to be and live. My senior year of high school, I applied to 5 universities, one of which included: NYU and to my surprise received and invitation to apply to their dance program. (I was to send in a video.) Then to an even bigger surprise, received my acceptance letter. It truly was a dream come true. My dream was crushed rather quickly when after just a week or so of dealing with financial aid and loans, I still could not afford to go.
Had I gone, it would have been my second year. I always think about the "what's," had I actually been able to go to school in New York. What would I have seen? What if I was close?
I know none of my thoughts and questions can actually compare to those lost and those actually affected by the attacks on 9/11.
102 minutes that changed America; A day that will forever be part of our history; nearly 3,000 lost will always be remembered.
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| 10 Years And Never Forgotten |
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