Mad World ch1.
September 11,2001 Brooklyn,New York
We watch helplessly eyes glued to the television as the flaming Wold Trade Center
burns and smoke billows from the steel I weep embracing my friend tightly knowing how horrible
the event must be and that my friends husband and my husband were there
helping I was horrified as was my friend we broke the hug and resumed watching.
I phoned my husband,no answer I called again no answer I sob loudly "its O.K," my friend
says comforting me "you don't get it," I say "they might die!," "look, we'll be O.K.," she says
"we'll be O.K.," she starts to sob too, my son and daughter walk into the living room "will daddy
be O.K.," they ask "I don't know," I say "I really don't know," I hug my children tight.
I try calling my husband again he finally picks up "bab-baby *coughing* I can't breathe
"are you O.K.?,". I ask "No." he says, my friend motions for me to give the phone to her
I do "can I speak to Josh?," she asks "honey, I think I'm dying," Josh says "hang on!,"
she shouts "we love you," we shout before hanging up me,my friend and my chldern
all hug. crying.
Two seconds later the towers crash to the ground.