On September 11, 2001, I went to school as a normal kindergardener. Once there, we said the pledge of allegiance and were seated. I don't remember much of the lesson, just that it was math. Suddenly, the teacher's phone ringed and she picked it up. After a few seconds she looked at me and said, "Abby, you need to go to the office." Since, on a normal day, I would go to the office because I got in trouble all of the time, I was thinking, 'Great! Now what'd I do?' I went to the office and saw my dad waiting for me. He looked more sad and tired than usual, but, as a 5 year old, I didn't care.
"Why are you here, daddy?" I asked.
"I'm taking you home for the day," was his reply. All I could do was skip my joy at getting out of school. I skipped all the way home and greeted my mom with a warm welcome. I wasn't greeted with that much; my mom was in tears, while watching the tv in our living room.
My dad joined her and he asked, "Did anything else happen?" I didn't know what that meant, so I looked to the screen to see smoke coming off of a tall building. I didn't think anything of it; people started talking on the screen and I got bored quickly. Both my parents were hugging and crying while watching the tv.
Having a heart I asked, "Are you alright?" They looked at me sadly then back at the tv. I shrugged it off and ran upstairs to my brother's and my room. Once there I saw Cade playing on the floor with some duplo legos. I quickly joined and we started enjoying to build a high tower then destroy it. (funny how that resembles what was happening) Suddenly I hear my mom shreik in horror with loud sobs to follow suit. I race downstairs to see what was happening to see that the second tower was smoking also.
That's all I remember. My dad told me I was taken out for a few more days, and I enjoyed the freedom. But,...now that I know what really happened it makes me sad that I didn't think anything of the burning buildings or the lives that died on that day. I wish I would've been at least a little interested,...but...I wasn't.
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