Summary: It was September 11, or 9/11 that brings an impact to a certain teen's life. With the help of an investigative journalist, Danny decides to tell of what he experienced that fateful day...
It was a simple in Casper High for Danny and his classmates if it was normal. But it wasn't, for it was September 11, the day the Twin Towers fell. Danny and his classmates were watching a documentary of 9/11 as everyone looked in boredom as they fell asleep and began to pass notes. But Danny looked down as his memories of that awful day came back, Danny remembered too well when it happened; he was just 6 years old when the airplanes hit the towers, as a matter of fact he even was there in the Northern Tower when it happened. He gained severe injuries (Broken arm, concussion, and damaged leg), but he saved two people that he never met before. Every year, he had to face that day; Danny thought, Why can't I get that day off my mind? Danny thought of his aunt Aisha as he promised, "I have to be strong… for her. I promised I would be calm about today."
His aunt Aisha Fenton from his father's side of the family was a secretary assistant at Cantor Fitzgerald in the Northern Tower on the 101st floor. He and Jazz loved her, Aisha was funny, hardworking, and loves her niece and nephew. She always sent Danny gifts as she sends Jazz books for their birthday and Christmas. His aunt Aisha and many more people were instantly killed from the tower crash, while Danny and some others made it out alive… barely alive.
After the Towers fell, he and his uncle Mike returned to find her body, her body was recently found as he remembered a pretty female college student holding her body, but only to see that she was already dead from the broken glass from the crash vibrations. Two days later Aisha was transported to Amity Park Cemetery as he and Danny would light white lotus floating candles on the fountain near her grave, every year on the day she died, Danny would stay there for hours, silently crying, for every year on this day, he would always wished that the September attacks never happened and Aisha would be home, but he knew it could never happen; even he wished it to be.
But today was the same every year, Danny was eating with his friends as Sam and Tucker just looked at him in silence, Danny was too miserable to eat, even if it was Hot Dog Friday when but Danny pushed his lunch away as inside was building up his tears. Just then, Dash came from behind and pulled him up to torment him, but Danny didn't seem to notice, he just stayed depressed and silent as he was trying not to cry. Dash began to shake Danny as he said, "Well, Fenton. Say something! You big loser!" But Danny stayed silent as Dash put him down as he asked, "Um, not that I care, but Fenton, you okay?" Danny couldn't take it anymore, he had to let out his tears, with sadness in his heart, Danny got away and ran out the door as a brunette woman wearing a business suit was watching this as she sadly sighed. As Danny made it to the boy's restroom; he started crying as he let all his tears fall, the lady waited for him as she wrote something on a clipboard.
The lady walked to the end of the hall as she silently said, "It's that boy. I think I found whom I have been looking for." Danny calmed down as he walked out of the bathroom as he wiped his eyes with his arm and leaving the hallway. Just then the lady returned and called out, "Excuse me, young man." Danny turned to see the lady as she said, showing her I.D. card, "Hi. Janelle Carter, investigative Journalist for the 9/11 Foundation." She pulled back her card as she said, "We have been seeking out everyone who has or at least had a family member that experienced the September 11 attacks. And I have kept your letter that you sent mentioning something happening to you on 9/11. Did you lose someone or experienced something from that awful morning?" Danny stood there as he nodded as Ms. Carter asked him, "Would it be alright if I took you out of your classes for today and ask you to tell your story?" Danny shrugged as Ms. Carter and Danny walked to the office as the lady said, "Wait here, okay? And here, wipe your eyes. And your name is Danny, right, Danny Fenton?" She pulled out a tissue as Danny took it and nodded as Ms. Carter said, "I knew it." She walked into the office, when Sam and Tucker just came as Sam asked, "Danny, where have you been? You just ran out the door!" Danny sniffed and said, "Bathroom, just crying my eyes off." He blew hard on his tissue as he cleared his throat.
Tucker said, "Dude, I'm sorry. Listen, many of us have lost someone, but it's never over. Know that, okay?" Danny nodded as Ms. Carter appeared and said, "Mr. Fenton? It's time." Ms. Carter placed a hand on his shoulder as she and Danny walked away. Sam and Tucker didn't want to miss a thing as Tucker asked, "Excuse me, Ms. Carter?" Ms. Carter turned as she asked, "Yes?" Sam asked, "Can we go with him? We want to know happened, as well." Ms. Carter thought about it as she said, "If it's okay with your teachers, then it's okay with me. It'd be best if you did though, he could use some support from friends." Sam and Tucker hurried to the office as they asked the lady if they could go with Ms. Carter as she agreed.
Tucker and Sam came as they said it was okay to leave. Ms. Carter allowed it as they followed Danny and Ms. Carter to the tour bus as she explained the process, "Now, the 9/11 Foundation is a government funded organization that allows us to hear the stories of the September 11 attacks told by friends or family. Our purpose here in Amity Park is to understand on how they felt, not to be nosy, but just to shed some light. We just want to see on what or who has been affected during the attacks, like how did they experienced it, where were they, what tower, in which flight they were in, etc." Tucker asked, "So is that why the 9/11 foundation arrived here in Amity Park?" Ms. Carter nodded as she said, "We have been told that some students who lived here in Amity Park has a story on what happened. Besides our stories, we also are accepting money donations to help build a 9/11 memorial and museum in New York City and the rebuilding of the Pentagon, along with Shanksville, Pennsylvania." Sam said, "Wow, for a one big event like this, that must be a lot of work for an organization like the 9/11 foundation and from today, you make it seem like 9/11 was like a global threat. Maybe I could donate a few dollars as a token." Ms. Carter chuckled as she said, "Ah, but it can be worth it. That morning on September was intense and it's very hard to deal with; that's the purpose of the 9/11 Foundation, it's to help the victims who lost someone on the planes or in the towers, believe me, it can be hard when they experience something as epic as this, even in the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania too. Now, if you and your friends would be so kind as to follow me, please."
Danny and his friends followed as they saw a tall and wide bus with the words printed '9/11 Foundation'. They walked up the steps and stepped inside, much to their amazement inside was a screening room as Danny noticed that some his classmates were in there with a microphone telling stories. In a cacophony of sounds many voices spoke, "My mom was in the 98th floor and she jumped to escape only... there was rubble everywhere and my cousin was in the hospital, still alive... my auntie was a survivor, I just can't believe the miracle... my uncle, I lost him... it made me cry that I will never ever see my older cousin again, she was on that plane..." Sam tried to ignore the stories, but couldn't. Tucker covered his ears but couldn't drown out the sounds. At a nearby room at the end of the bus as Ms. Carter opened a small door to reveal a small office with microphones and chairs. Ms. Carter said, "Take a seat, please." Sam, Tucker, and Danny sat as Ms. Carter started the recorder and the microphones as she also pulled out some tissues in case they are on the verge of crying. Ms. Carter said to the long microphone, "This is September 11, 2009. This is report LC122, subject of victim: Danny Fenton on September 11, 2001 attacks. Story on what happened of experience." Ms. Carter turned off the recorder as she softly said to Danny as she soothed his hands, "Now, my dear. Before you tell your story, I need you to know that you are a brave young man, and many of us have already lost one that they very much love. And you can always stop to take a breath and cry for a bit, okay? You just tell me okay? And you got great friends to be comforted, right?" Danny, Sam, and Tucker nodded as Tucker patted Danny's back. Ms. Carter turned back on the recorder and microphones as she whispered, "Okay, Danny. Go ahead."
Danny began his tale, "When I was in New York, it was the first and maybe the last time I ever set foot there. I was just recently turned 6 years old, and ready to have fun with my Aunt Aisha and my Uncle Mike. She was like a friend. She made me smile and she was like a sister or a mother, you know. Well, as you know, my aunt worked at the Cantor Fitzgerald in the 101st floor as secretary assistant. That September 11th day was special to her, because she was getting a huge promotion for her hard work since the old secretary was retiring. But on that time, in that tower, on that day my aunt's dream was never meant to be…"
8 years ago…
Location and Time: W. Houston St. 7:30 A.M.
A 6-year-old Danny was playing with his toy rocket at Aunt Aisha's penthouse as she crept behind Danny as she called out, "Tickle monster!" Danny giggled hard as she laughed with him as his Uncle Mike came from the kitchen as she said, "Aisha, you sillyhead!" Aisha said, "Just having fun with my favorite nephew. I am just so excited! I am getting the promotion! I have been dying to get this since I started working at the Northern Tower! Best part is that I am taking my Danny to see the Towers today!" Jack came as he said, "I wish we could go with you, but we promised Jazz we take her to the Museum of National History." Uncle Mike said, "And I wish I could come too, but I have to go to Brooklyn for that story." Aisha said, "That's alright, Danny's coming with me, right?"
The little boy nodded and smiled.
Present time...
Ms. Carter said, "She loved you so much, huh?" Danny sniffed as he blew on a tissue as he nodded. Sam patted him on the back. As he continued his story, he said, "I thought it would be the best day to hang out with my auntie, I didn't expect a tragedy that day." Ms. Carter said, "Understood."
Location and Time: W. Houston St. 8:02 A.M.
Maddie and Jack were putting on their coats as an 8 year old Jazz was bouncing on the couch in her blue dress and aqua hair bow as she said, "Okay, little brother, be careful. Those towers could be really high up. But promise me you will save me some sweets and the details right? I want to see the towers tomorrow too." Danny nodded as he held Aisha's hand as Maddie said, "Be careful and take care of Danny. We will be back by six." Jack, Maddie, and Jazz left as Mike said, "Gotta split. Have a good time with our nephew!" Mike quickly gave Aisha a small smooch as he ran to grab a taxi to the subway. Aisha and Danny walked the twelve blocks to the Northern World Trade Center Tower as Aisha said, "This is so exciting! You'll like the tower, best view in New York, besides the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building." Aisha and Danny went inside as they took the elevator up to the 101st floor to Cantor Fitzgerald.
Inside the elevator, Aisha said, "Just wait till you see my office, it has the view of the entire of Lower Manhattan and Times Square. You'll love it!" Danny squealed in delight as they got inside to the office. But as Danny and Aisha got in all was dark as Danny said, "Hey, I can't see! Walk me to the light!" Then the lights went back on as many employees shouted, "Surprise!" The two gave a jump as her boss came and said, "Congratulations, Aisha Fenton! Congratulations on getting your first promotion! And this party is to celebrate it! Congratulations, my dear!" Aisha smiled as Danny hid behind her as her boss looked at the little boy as he asked, "Well, who is this little guy?" Aisha said, "This is my nephew, Daniel Fenton, but they call him Danny. He came to visit me and see the Trade Center. It's okay, lovey. You don't need to be shy…"
The boss bent down to look at Danny. Danny looked at him with wide eyes as he walked up to him. The boss smiled and said looking at Aisha, "He looks like my son, Nathan. The boy here's very cute and smart. He looks a lot like you, Aisha." The boss said to Danny, "Welcome aboard, son!" The boss ruffled Danny's hair as he laughed. Danny smiled as the boss said, "Let the party begin!"
Everyone was having a great time as Danny was eating a cookie when he found a small container as he took it and began to stuff sweets inside as he turned to see if anyone saw him as he shoved the container into his backpack. But no one was there as Aisha found him as she said, "Come on, I want to show you something." Aisha took Danny to the window as she showed him the view of the city, Danny's eyes widened as he saw down on the streets people and buildings. As Danny jumped in joy as he said, "Look, I see Mommy, Daddy, and Jazzy near the museum!" Aisha squinted to see Jack, Maddie, and Jazz arriving to the city museum as she said, "Looks like they made it." Just then a female college student arrived to speak with Aisha. The student said, "Mrs. Aisha Fenton, I need you to help me sign these." Aisha called out, "Coming! I need you to stay here, okay? Be careful." Danny nodded as Aisha hurried away. Danny loved the view as he decided that he would go to the little boy's room as he asked Aisha, "Auntie, where is the little boy's room?" Aisha turned and said, "Downstairs on the 100th floor, I need to stay, but I will send someone to go with you." Danny shook his head as he said to Aisha, "Don't worry. I think I can manage." Aisha said, "Danny, are you sure?" Danny nodded as Aisha said, "Okay. But be careful. This place can be dangerous. I love you, Danny." Aisha kissed Danny on the forehead as Danny nodded as he scampered off to the 100th floor.
Present Time…
Ms. Carter said, "So let me get this straight, as a 6-year-old, you went there by yourself?" The teen nodded as he said, "Be careful and I love you was the last words she told me as she died in that burning floor." Sam asked, "So how did you manage to find out that the building was hit?" Danny said, "I got the drop. Literally. It was after I saw that the bathroom was closed and couldn't find a bathroom on any of the others floors, when I heard a loud sound of a boom and a crash…."
Location and Time: Bathrooms – 91st floor 8:46 A.M.
Danny let out a sigh of relief as he flushed the toilet. But before he could wash his hands to return to Aunt Aisha, he heard a loud noise and a huge crash as he was bounced from the floor and slammed into the wall as he slid down to the floor. Danny rubbed his face as he shook his head from bits to concrete as he saw some cracks from above as Danny cried, "Aunt Aisha!" He darted out the bathroom, but saw that the elevators are breaking as he remained still when he saw a tall and young man running down the stairs as he spotted Danny as he remained in terror as the man called, "You! Little boy!" Danny turned to see him as he asked, "Sir! Where is my Aunt Aisha?" The man looked white as the little boy saw tears as he slowly shook his head as he showed him a piece of gold metal. It was his auntie's wedding band; as a child, Danny realized what has happened.
The man said, "I'm sorry. But your Aunt Aisha can't be with you anymore." Danny began to cry as the man held him as he said, "Come on. Let's get out of here. We have a long way down. With the elevators burning, we need to take the stairs." Then the man carried Danny as they made it to the door. The man and Danny hurried down the stairs as they reached the 80th floor where they heard a cry for help. The man and Danny looked around as they saw a teenager crying for help; he was trapped under metal debris from the collision as the man tried to pull Danny away, but he squeaked, "He needs help!" The man said, "Aisha told me to take care of you!" Danny disagreed, "But he is trapped! We have enough time to help him, before this building collapses!" The man let Danny go as he sighed in disbelief as Danny ran to help.
Present Time…
Ms. Carter said, "Wow! Decided to be hero of the hour, huh?" Danny nodded as he said, "He was great help as we got down from the Tower..."
Location and Time: 80th floor 8:49 A.M.
Danny tried to help as he pulled on the metal part as the man helped him out. The teen said, "Thank you! You saved me!" The man looked over him and asked, "Are you hurt?" Danny looked to see blood coming from the teen's chest as he said, pulling out a medical tape from his backpack as he asked, "Can you please?" Danny gestured to the teen as he did as what Danny told him as Danny saw the bruise. It was a huge scratch as Danny placed some bits of tape on the chest as he said, "Here we go, now let's go!" The teen faltered as Danny squeaked, "Come on! Let's get out of here!" The three men began to go down, as on the 68th floor part of the staircase was gone as he said, "Looks like we need to jump across!" The teen disagreed, "Are you crazy? It's like six feet away down! We will never make it across!"
The man looked at Danny who was shivering in fear, as he covered his eyes with the man's torn coat. The man said, "If we work together, we can make it across! Now jump!" The man held Danny tightly as he and the teen jumped across as bits of debris landed on the stairs as the man and teens went to a huddle as Danny asked, "Is it over?" The man said, "Not yet. We have a long way down."
From outside the Trade Center…
Maddie, Jack, and Jazz heard about the crash as the officers tried to hold her as she screamed, "My son is in there! Can't you get him out?!" Jazz looked shocked as she whispered, "Danny… please be okay, please, please…" Jack tried to help the officers as they kept on assuring her that Danny will get out. Mike looked away as he knew his Aisha had died in there, earlier a worker of his told him that a passenger plane crashed into the North Trade Center as Mike was left alone to weep hysterically as he also remembered that his nephew was in there at the same building as Aisha. Maddie sobbed hysterically as Jack embraced her. Mike embraced Jazz as he prayed, "Please, don't let Danny die in there. Please, Aisha, please protect him…"
Present Time…
Ms. Carter said, "So, that gave you that bit of fright, when they jumped, huh?" Danny nodded as he said, "You think that was tough, try being that scared or terrified when you get bounced to the wall by a second crash of a second building that is next to me by a second passenger plane again…."
Location and Time: 57th floor staircase – 9:03 A.M
As they reached the 57th floor, again they heard another crash as Danny screamed, "Aahhh! What was that?!" The teen said, "It must be the Southern Tower, looks like another plane must have crashed it too!" The man yelled, "What in the name of God is happening?!" The teen yelled, "Looks like either the whole of the US is under attack by some terrorists or some sick pilot crashing the planes on purpose!" Danny yelled, "What are we going to do?!" The man said, "The only thing we can do now is to get out of here before this tower collapses!" But then they were launched as they slammed into a rail by the stairs. The man coughed up bits of blood as the teen winced in pain from the scratch of his belly and the pain of being hit by the rail as Danny broke his arm as he whimpered and cried in pain. The man took off his coat, and pulled on the sleeve as he went into Danny's backpack and found some bits of cloth as he made a sling for Danny's broken arm. Danny slightly smiled as they carried on.
Present time…
Danny showed his arm as he showed, "Eight years ago, it was a cracked bone right here, but now it's more stable now. When I broke it, I was terrified as we got hit." He showed it to Ms. Carter as she whistled, "Whoa! That had to really hurt." Danny nodded as Tucker asked him, "And what about the others, were there others still trapped?" Danny shook his head as he stopped to think about as he said, "You know, Tucker good question, we have no idea about the others and we didn't have a lot of time to help, but the man said, that many were trapped above the crash site as we had to carry on…."
Location and Time: 43rd floor staircase 9:58 A.M.
Danny was getting tired as they saw an open window as he tried to get a closer look as the man said, "Danny! Be careful! There's broken glass everywhere!" Danny tried to go around when he tripped and broke his leg, skinned his knee, and bloody nose and scratches as he was tossed outside as everyone saw from below, Danny let out a scream with a huge cry, "HEELLPPP MMMEEEE!" From below, Maddie heard Danny's whining voice as she grabbed a pair of nearby binoculars and saw Danny holding on to a broken window above as the burning Southern Building began to fall. Maddie screamed as she fainted as Jazz called, "DANNY!" Mike said as he and Jack began to panic and argue hysterically. Danny was losing his grip as the glass he was holding on to begin to crack as Danny began to cry as he cried, "Oh, man! This is it!" The glass broke as he began to fall when two pairs of hands as Danny winced in pain on his broken arm and leg as he panted in terror. He was stuck in a nightmare that he is awake in.
Present time…
Ms. Carter, Sam, and Tucker remained silent as Danny continued, "That was really my first near death experience. As a little kid, I nearly died up there; I was so scared, I never got over that." Ms. Carter said, "If that was me, I would have been really terrified or petrified." Sam said, "That's terrible. That's really terrible." Tucker agreed as he said, "Dude…" From outside the van, everyone was also hearing this as Dash said, "Fenton nearly died as a kid?" Valerie said, "Whoa. Now that's awful." Paulina said, "Wow. I never knew that he would get the worse of it." Ms. Carter said, "I suppose you can tell us, on how did you escape." Danny looked down as he said, "It wasn't easy, especially that crazy guy attacking us…."
Location and Time: 43rd Staircase 9:59 A.M.
The two pair of hands grabbed him as they began to pull him up as the South Tower was collapsing. The collapse filled the air with metal, smoke, glass with debris as Danny got back in as the hands revealed the man and the teen as Danny cried as the man cooed, "It's okay. We got you. You're safe. We're going to be-" But his words were cut as the teen yelled, "Watch out!" The man looked up and saw a metal beam coming at their direction as the man scooped up Danny and the two men ran off to the next floors as it crashed to the window and staircase. As they reached the 30th floor, a crazy man just suddenly appeared as he tried to take Danny away from him. The crazy guy was dressed in torn clothes the man cried, "Come on, sir! Let him go! He's just a kid!" The man laughed maniacally as he said, "No, no. No one is getting out. We are all done for." Just then Danny spotted a metal rod that landed from the fallen tower as he bit down hard at the man's hand as he cried as he snarled, "You little brat!" But the little boy swung the rod at the man as the bum landed on the ground knocked out. The teen said, "Should we take him with us?" The man nodded as he carried him over his shoulder as the teen took Danny as they continued down.
Present time…
Ms. Carter tried not to laugh as Danny asked, "Ms. Carter, what's so funny?" Ms. Carter cleared her face as she said, "I'm sorry, it's just about that guy, he must have been really desperate." Danny began to laugh as he said, "Yeah, maybe you're right, that was my second near death experience. But this is what gets really serious because right after the Northern Tower fell right on top of us... I halfway died." Still outside, everyone was shocked to hear that Danny lived throughout the awful day and still remain alive. Dash said, "Fenton died in there, but he still survived?" Kwan said, "Whoa. I'll never make fun of 9-11 ever again." Valerie said, "How can he nearly die and remain alive?" Danny showed his head as he explained, "I had a concussion right here, but it's all better, but it compared nothing of the miracle that I had when the building fell on top of me..."
Location and Time: 2nd Floor Staircase 10:28 A.M.
As they made their way down to the first floor as Danny said, "Look, the door! Come on, we can make it!" The three of them including the knocked out bum was about to make their first step when the tower was creaking as the teen yelled, "Run!" The man with the bum ran down as the teen carried Danny as he screamed, "GET US OUT OF HERE! MOM! DAD! JAZZ!" The teen said, "We will get out, I promise." Danny gave a quick nod as he hid in the teen's coat. But then before they can escape, it was too late, the tower started falling and is starting to tumble down. With no escape, they found a staircase as they hid inside as the man said, "Brace yourselves! This is it!" The teen cried, "The building is falling!" The Northern Tower finally collapsed as Maddie cried, "DANNY! NO!" Maddie cried even more hysterically as she held on to Jack, who was white in shock. Jazz wept hard as Mike thought, Please, Aisha. Please get him out. He can't be dead. Danny can't be dead…
From inside the rubble, a dusty Danny was unconscious as he was in a comatose state; his spirit was flying in the crossroads of light and the earth as he saw the spirit of his Aunt Aisha there. Danny gasped, "Auntie?" Aisha gave a small nod as Danny felt tears and he ran to his auntie. He and Aisha shared a warm reunion as Aisha said, "My time has come. But Danny, you can't come." Danny's face fell as she continued, "You have a great life ahead of you. I know this is hard, but one day we will meet again in the afterlife. But right now, they need you, love." Danny said, "But Auntie, I'll never see you again. I want to go-" Aisha slowly embraced him as she said, "Please, for me." Danny was in tears as he said, "Okay. I promise, for you." He felt her embrace leave as she saw Aisha crossing over to heaven as her voice called out, "Make me proud! Do it for us!" Danny, in bitter tears, cried, "I won't let you down! I'll make you proud!" Danny closed his eyes as he began to fall from the sky with Aisha gone.
Danny returned to earth as he began to regain consciousness as he saw the man, the teen, and the bum lying unconscious as he remembered his backpack as he was given a whistle from Aisha before they left. He tried to move, but the rubble made it hard to move, as he was at last free. After 5 minutes, Danny opened his bag to find the whistle as he did and began to blow at it as hard as he could as the dust was entering inside the lungs and began coughing. As police and medical officials were looking around they heard whistling and coughing as they got to where Danny and the others were. By then Danny began to lose consciousness as he saw some distorted faces and everything went black...
Present time…
"2,996 people died that awful day, many in the Pentagon, from the debris falling, planes crashing into and jumping off the Twin Towers, the Hijacked planes, and in the coal mines in Shanksville, but 6,294 of us made it alive including the man, the teen, and me. 6,294 out of 2,996." Sam wiped her eyes as Tucker was silent as Ms. Carter blew her nose as she said, "There could never be a simple way to explain the tragedy of what happened, not even in the media." Danny smirked as he asked, "Would there be?" Danny closed his eyes…
Location and Time: Ground Zero 10:33 A.M.
Medics and officers carried off an unconscious and injured Danny along with the man, the teen and the bum as Maddie found them as she cried, "DANNY!" An officer gave him to Maddie as she held the boy tightly as the boy began to wake up. Maddie cried as Danny cried, "Mommy!" They shared a warm reunion as Jazz, Mike, and Jack found them as they embraced Danny. Danny went to his pocket as he gave his uncle Aisha's wedding ring as he said, "Here, Uncle. Sorry, I went back for Aunt Aisha, but a man who works with her gave me this." He gave it to him as Mike let out a few grieving tears as Jack comforted his brother-in-law. Danny turned to see the man and teen taken away along with the bum to the hospital in stretchers as the man woke up along with the teen as the teen stroked Danny's cheek as he said, groggily, "I told you we'd get out of there, little dude." Danny let out a giggle and smiled, but began coughing hard as dust fell off him. To be safe they took him to the hospital as well. After examinations and releasing dust from his lungs, Danny only had a broken arm, a concussion, and a damaged leg, but other than him being covered in dust, that he, the man, and teen were fine, except for the bum, who was dead from the falling debris. Still injured, the man and teen left the hospital room as the man said to Danny, who was waiting for his parents and Jazz in crutches, "We'll meet again in another life and I'm sorry for your aunt." The teen said, "So long, Danny. See you on the flip side." The man and teen patted Danny on the head as they left, leaving Danny all alone, as he looked blank. After what he experienced, it would never be the same ever again.
The next day…
Danny, his mom Maddie, and Uncle Mike, as well some officers began searching for survivors as Danny spotted a female teenager as he recognize her as the student from the other day. Danny got Mike and his mom's attention as the student was holding a body as Mike said, "Aisha." They ran up to her as the student put her down as they looked over, as they knew she was already dead. Mike took Aisha's dead body as the student said, "I'm sorry. I couldn't save her." Mike took his wife's lifeless body away to the police as the student and Maddie followed him, Danny was left alone as he looked up at the sky as Danny stayed silent as the clouds was filled with darkness. Danny thought, Why is the entire world against each other? Why is it that one change makes silence? Danny remained quiet as he stood there thinking all though that afternoon as he thought and thought.
Present time…
"I never knew how one big accident caused an entire planet to be in pain and frightened. I think maybe we were mad or we just hate each other." Sam said, "We may never know." Ms. Carter said, "I agree." Tucker just nodded as Danny said, as he finished, "I was never the same after that. And I may not be the only one." Danny said, "But if I can turn back the clock; me and my aunt Aisha would have escaped together. It's not that many the last things they say are 'Be careful' or 'I love you' as I dream every night of what happened."
Danny began to cry as Ms. Carter sighed as she embraced Danny as she said, "Your Aunt Aisha was a brave woman; she would have found you, if she tried. I should know... I was there too." Danny looked at her as he said, "You… You were that student that was holding my Aunt Aisha eight years ago." Ms. Carter nodded as she said, "Yes, I was the college student that day, how you think I know your name. I remembered you as Aisha's only nephew." Tucker asked, "You mean she's the lady that got your aunt out of there?"
Ms. Carter said briefly chuckling, "Just barely. I tried to save her, but by the time I got to her, it was too late. She died by the broken glass, apparently she tried to find you, but she didn't get out of the way from the glass when the plane crashed, I think she got…you know… from the broken glass." She gestured a knife as she gave her palm a whack as she shuddered. Ms. Carter said as she sniffed, "When I saw her die back there, I had to get her out, so I did with some help." Danny said, "How did you escape?" Ms. Carter said, "I got lucky, some people and I ran for it as we dodged every obstacle, but by the time we got down the Tower began to fall so we ran for the door and into a safer zone a few feet away from the debris and the dust. We cleaned Aisha's wounds, but we were too late."
Danny sighed as Ms. Carter said, "You got lucky, not everyone at a young age like six, survived the crash and lived to tell the tale. You are very special; you survived something that we thought no one could ever survive. You were made in this Earth for a reason; you just need to have a chance to seek it." Danny smiled as tears slid as Danny sniffed, "But after Aisha died, I can never forget her love or her kindness." Sam was crying as Tucker said and patting Danny's back, "She would have been proud." Danny said, "I know." Tucker and Sam gave a small smile as Sam held tightly his hand as Danny said, " I hope that story answered your question, Janelle."
Ms. Carter gave a nod as she said, "This was Report LC122 recording over and out." Ms. Carter turned off the recorder as she said, "Thank you, Danny, Sam, and Tucker for your cooperation and for being with us today." Sam and Tucker said goodbye as they left as Ms. Carter said with Danny looking at the woman, "Oh, and Danny... Send my condolences to Aisha, when you visit her and tell her that I said, 'I'm sorry that I couldn't save her and Goodbye'." Danny nodded as he left as he ignored the waited faces of the school. Dash was shocked to hear that Danny nearly died as Danny just kept on walking. He walked home as he stopped in front of Aisha's grave at the local churchyard as the tombstone said with a picture of the Twin Towers and her portrait picture,
Aisha Giselle Fenton
September 11,1970 - September 11, 2001
Loving aunt, sister, and wife
We will always love you
Danny wiped his eyes as he gently placed a white rose wreath on the dirt as he sighed quietly.
He said, "Aunt Aisha, I will always be with you. One day soon…"
Danny knew as he looked up as the sky turned dark; 9-11 was the day all was silent, but love never dies.
RIP to the souls of 9-11. We all will never forget you.
