A/N: The dream Daisy had at the beginning of the first chapter, well, that was my dream the morning of Sept. 11. I'm not kidding. Spooky, huh.
The girls went back to the dorm and the guys snuck off to play a little basketball.
"So what are we going to do the whole morning?" Juliette asked, flopping on her bed.
"What ever you want. I'm going to do my homework," Kat said.
"Oh aren't we the studious one?" Shelby asked. "Why do you always follow the rules?"
"Why do you always break them?" Kat shot back. Shelby didn't answer. "Besides, I don't always follow the rules. I have a ton of stuff to do and I want some free time this weekend so I can have some time to myself."
"Whatever floats your boat."
Katherine ignored her and sat at her desk, opened her book and started to do some homework.
The others followed suit since they were confined to the dorm for the morning.
A little before noon Sophie came in to get them. They knew something was up so they followed her silently to the lodge. Kat, Juliette, and Daisy sat on the couch, Ezra and Auggie on chairs, and Shelby squeezed in with Scott on another chair.
Sophie sat in a chair pulled up in front of them. Peter paced around behind her, deep in thought. They waited. Finally, Peter stopped and stood next to Sophie. Sophie stood up.
"This morning our country was attacked. At 8:45 New York time, a plane crashed into the north World Trade Center. About 20 minutes later another plane crashed into the south World Trade Center. Around 9:45 another plane crashed into the Pentagon," he said slowly. He knew he should always look his students in the eye, but this time he couldn't.
"W-what happened to the trade centers?" Juliette whispered, her voice trembling.
Peter knelt in front of her and didn't respond right away. "They collapsed, Juliette. Both of them."
At that, Juliette burst into tears. Katherine put her arms around her, but Juliette shrugged her off. Peter put a hand on her knee. "But there's good news, Jules."
"Good news? How can there be good news? My father worked there!" she choked out.
"Not anymore. He's going to have to find another job."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean he made it out alive, Jules. He got word to us this morning and he's okay. Thats why we waited until now to tell you guys, to make sure he was okay. But anyway, he worked on the 15th floor, and he knew the towers would collapse after the planes hit, so he ran down the stairs to each floor and tried to get people to get out. He was about a block away when they fell."
Juliette breathed a huge sigh of relief and tried to calm down.
"Can I call him?"
"No, the phone lines are down in New York, and he didn't leave a number where you could reach him, but he'll call back the first chance he gets."
Juliette nodded, still recovering.
"What kind of psycho would do this to us?" Daisy asked.
"We're not sure who did it, but we're guessing an Afgahnistan terrorist group. If what I've heard is correct, there have been terrorist training camps, preparing for this attack for a long time. The planes were hijacked and more than likely the pilots were killed and the hijackers flew the planes into the towers themselves. Whatever the situation, its horrible.
"So, you guys, talk to me. Whats on your mind?"
"All those people who worked in the towers that couldn't get out. Its horrible! I'm really lucky," Juliette said.
"I feel so bad for those people in the plane. They were victims and they couldn't do anything about it," Auggie said. "Think of how terrified they must have been!"
"The whole country is the victim," Daisy said.
"How did the towers fall? I mean, the planes didn't go all the way through the towers did they?" Scott asked.
"Well, the weight of the whole building relies on the beams on the outside and center. When the planes crashed, they also exploded, and it weakend the structure, so it collapsed."
"Its so sad. What kind of person would want to hurt so many people like that?" Juliette asked.
"Someone who doesn't have a heart," Kat said.
"Well, unless there's anything you want to talk about, you guys are free to go. Classes are cancelled for today. Sophie and I will be in here all day if you want to talk about it, and we'll bring in the TV and you can watch the news to understand what's going on," Peter said. The group got up and started to leave in silence. "Katherine, wait a sec. I need to talk to you."
Katherine turned around, confused.
"Do you want me to wait for you?" Juliette asked.
"No, go on ahead. Thanks, though," Katherine said, and followed Peter and Sophie into his office. Sophie pointed at a chair for her to sit in.
Katherine had no idea what was going on. Maybe her parents wanted to come in for another visit. She hoped not, she didn't feel far enough along to see them again. Maybe the information from some colleges came in. Maybe...
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The girls went back to the dorm and the guys snuck off to play a little basketball.
"So what are we going to do the whole morning?" Juliette asked, flopping on her bed.
"What ever you want. I'm going to do my homework," Kat said.
"Oh aren't we the studious one?" Shelby asked. "Why do you always follow the rules?"
"Why do you always break them?" Kat shot back. Shelby didn't answer. "Besides, I don't always follow the rules. I have a ton of stuff to do and I want some free time this weekend so I can have some time to myself."
"Whatever floats your boat."
Katherine ignored her and sat at her desk, opened her book and started to do some homework.
The others followed suit since they were confined to the dorm for the morning.
A little before noon Sophie came in to get them. They knew something was up so they followed her silently to the lodge. Kat, Juliette, and Daisy sat on the couch, Ezra and Auggie on chairs, and Shelby squeezed in with Scott on another chair.
Sophie sat in a chair pulled up in front of them. Peter paced around behind her, deep in thought. They waited. Finally, Peter stopped and stood next to Sophie. Sophie stood up.
"This morning our country was attacked. At 8:45 New York time, a plane crashed into the north World Trade Center. About 20 minutes later another plane crashed into the south World Trade Center. Around 9:45 another plane crashed into the Pentagon," he said slowly. He knew he should always look his students in the eye, but this time he couldn't.
"W-what happened to the trade centers?" Juliette whispered, her voice trembling.
Peter knelt in front of her and didn't respond right away. "They collapsed, Juliette. Both of them."
At that, Juliette burst into tears. Katherine put her arms around her, but Juliette shrugged her off. Peter put a hand on her knee. "But there's good news, Jules."
"Good news? How can there be good news? My father worked there!" she choked out.
"Not anymore. He's going to have to find another job."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean he made it out alive, Jules. He got word to us this morning and he's okay. Thats why we waited until now to tell you guys, to make sure he was okay. But anyway, he worked on the 15th floor, and he knew the towers would collapse after the planes hit, so he ran down the stairs to each floor and tried to get people to get out. He was about a block away when they fell."
Juliette breathed a huge sigh of relief and tried to calm down.
"Can I call him?"
"No, the phone lines are down in New York, and he didn't leave a number where you could reach him, but he'll call back the first chance he gets."
Juliette nodded, still recovering.
"What kind of psycho would do this to us?" Daisy asked.
"We're not sure who did it, but we're guessing an Afgahnistan terrorist group. If what I've heard is correct, there have been terrorist training camps, preparing for this attack for a long time. The planes were hijacked and more than likely the pilots were killed and the hijackers flew the planes into the towers themselves. Whatever the situation, its horrible.
"So, you guys, talk to me. Whats on your mind?"
"All those people who worked in the towers that couldn't get out. Its horrible! I'm really lucky," Juliette said.
"I feel so bad for those people in the plane. They were victims and they couldn't do anything about it," Auggie said. "Think of how terrified they must have been!"
"The whole country is the victim," Daisy said.
"How did the towers fall? I mean, the planes didn't go all the way through the towers did they?" Scott asked.
"Well, the weight of the whole building relies on the beams on the outside and center. When the planes crashed, they also exploded, and it weakend the structure, so it collapsed."
"Its so sad. What kind of person would want to hurt so many people like that?" Juliette asked.
"Someone who doesn't have a heart," Kat said.
"Well, unless there's anything you want to talk about, you guys are free to go. Classes are cancelled for today. Sophie and I will be in here all day if you want to talk about it, and we'll bring in the TV and you can watch the news to understand what's going on," Peter said. The group got up and started to leave in silence. "Katherine, wait a sec. I need to talk to you."
Katherine turned around, confused.
"Do you want me to wait for you?" Juliette asked.
"No, go on ahead. Thanks, though," Katherine said, and followed Peter and Sophie into his office. Sophie pointed at a chair for her to sit in.
Katherine had no idea what was going on. Maybe her parents wanted to come in for another visit. She hoped not, she didn't feel far enough along to see them again. Maybe the information from some colleges came in. Maybe...