Disclaimer: I don't own Dave Malucci (Although I wish I did)

Disclaimer: I don't own Dave Malucci (Although I wish I did).  I however, own Catalina Malucci.

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In memory of

A.V.P., a man who's life was for his children; J. A-E. B., who was just a few days shy of her thirteenth birthday; D.R., who taught me that every person is somebody's child.

May we always remember September 11th, 2001.

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…10:28 am…

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            Dave held tightened his grip on his little sister's shoulders as he watched the north tower fall.

            Dust, papers, and office supplies spewed everywhere.  People were running for their lives, trying to get out of the path of the suffocating powdered concrete.

            The siblings, safe on the very top floor of NYU Downtown, could do nothing more but watch as the New York City skyline, a puzzle of buildings, lost two of the most important pieces.  With sounds that neither had ever heard in their lifetimes, the 110-story towers returned to the Earth, and then everything was silent for a second.

            "I can't believe this." Catalina whispered, "This is…like some bad movie." Tears slid down her cheeks and dripped to the floor.

            And for once, Dave was speechless.

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*v* Cassie Jamie *v*

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