Chapter 6*
Kirsten was awaken by the shrill phone ringing. She decides to ignore it and get back to her Matt dream when the machine picks up. "Kirsten, wake up. Wake up now, its mom. I'll keep calling until you pick up the phone. Call me at work as soon as possible."
"Ok, so much for going back to sleep." Kirsten was worried by the tone in her mother's voice, something wasn't right and she hopes that nothing bad has happened. She rolls out of bed, groggily picks up the phone and dials her mom's office.
"Mom, what's up?"
"Turn on the tv."
Kirsten was really starting to worry now. "Can't you just tell me what's going on?"
"NO, NOW TURN ON THE TV!"
"Ok mom, dang, relax." Kirsten walks down the stairs, finds the remote and turns on the TV. "Any specific channel?"
"Any news station, let me know what you see."
Kirsten turns to NBC and nearly drops the phone. "Oh my god, the twin towers are on fire."
"Kirsten, listen to me, two airplanes just crashed into the towers."
As her mom was telling her this, there was a replay on the screen. Kirsten couldn't believe her eyes. The plane deliberately crashed into the building. Kirsten immediately broke down into tears. Just then there was news of another plane crashing into the Pentagon. Kirsten started to panic.
"Mom, Mom...another plane just crashed into the Pentagon! Wasn't dad going to DC for a meeting!?!?!?!?!"
"Kirsten, calm down, I'm sure he's fine. He was meeting a friend in Virginia and they were going to go together." Caroline, she wasn't so sure she believed what she just said, but she didn't want to worry her daughter.
"Are you sure?"
"I'm positive, I'm going to go see what's going on, I'm gonna try and come home early. I'll see you in a few." With that she hung up. Kirsten ran downstairs and sat in front of her computer. She's checking to see that all of her friends that worked in the city were safe. Thank god they were. Kirsten hears someone get online and sees its Monique.
MarineMomma: Are you ok?
Supafreak55: NYC is being attacked by planes and you are asking me if i'm ok? DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD BE OK IF YOU WERE THIS CLOSE TO THE CITY?!?!?!?!?
MarineMomma: ok, bad question.
Supafreak55: Mon, dad was going to DC for a meeting, what if something happened?
MarineMomma: i'm sure he's fine sis.
Supafreak55: that's what mom said.
MarineMomma: i just hope i don't get called back into duty.
Supafreak55: WHAAAAAAAAAT?!?!?!?
MarineMomma: ok, i'm not saying the right things right now am i?
Supafreak55: no, your not. hold on Mon, phone is ringing. brb.
Kirsten picks up the phone, praying it was her dad calling. "Hello?"
"K?" a very sad and crying person was on the other end.
"Erika? Is that you?" Kirsten wasn't sure it was Erika, seeing as how she's never heard her cry before.
"K, my brother works in the twin towers."
"Oh my god. Where are you?"
"I'm on my way home."
"I'll meet you there." With that Kirsten hung up the phone, said a very quick good bye to Monique and drove like a speed demon to Erika's house.
Kirsten was awaken by the shrill phone ringing. She decides to ignore it and get back to her Matt dream when the machine picks up. "Kirsten, wake up. Wake up now, its mom. I'll keep calling until you pick up the phone. Call me at work as soon as possible."
"Ok, so much for going back to sleep." Kirsten was worried by the tone in her mother's voice, something wasn't right and she hopes that nothing bad has happened. She rolls out of bed, groggily picks up the phone and dials her mom's office.
"Mom, what's up?"
"Turn on the tv."
Kirsten was really starting to worry now. "Can't you just tell me what's going on?"
"NO, NOW TURN ON THE TV!"
"Ok mom, dang, relax." Kirsten walks down the stairs, finds the remote and turns on the TV. "Any specific channel?"
"Any news station, let me know what you see."
Kirsten turns to NBC and nearly drops the phone. "Oh my god, the twin towers are on fire."
"Kirsten, listen to me, two airplanes just crashed into the towers."
As her mom was telling her this, there was a replay on the screen. Kirsten couldn't believe her eyes. The plane deliberately crashed into the building. Kirsten immediately broke down into tears. Just then there was news of another plane crashing into the Pentagon. Kirsten started to panic.
"Mom, Mom...another plane just crashed into the Pentagon! Wasn't dad going to DC for a meeting!?!?!?!?!"
"Kirsten, calm down, I'm sure he's fine. He was meeting a friend in Virginia and they were going to go together." Caroline, she wasn't so sure she believed what she just said, but she didn't want to worry her daughter.
"Are you sure?"
"I'm positive, I'm going to go see what's going on, I'm gonna try and come home early. I'll see you in a few." With that she hung up. Kirsten ran downstairs and sat in front of her computer. She's checking to see that all of her friends that worked in the city were safe. Thank god they were. Kirsten hears someone get online and sees its Monique.
MarineMomma: Are you ok?
Supafreak55: NYC is being attacked by planes and you are asking me if i'm ok? DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD BE OK IF YOU WERE THIS CLOSE TO THE CITY?!?!?!?!?
MarineMomma: ok, bad question.
Supafreak55: Mon, dad was going to DC for a meeting, what if something happened?
MarineMomma: i'm sure he's fine sis.
Supafreak55: that's what mom said.
MarineMomma: i just hope i don't get called back into duty.
Supafreak55: WHAAAAAAAAAT?!?!?!?
MarineMomma: ok, i'm not saying the right things right now am i?
Supafreak55: no, your not. hold on Mon, phone is ringing. brb.
Kirsten picks up the phone, praying it was her dad calling. "Hello?"
"K?" a very sad and crying person was on the other end.
"Erika? Is that you?" Kirsten wasn't sure it was Erika, seeing as how she's never heard her cry before.
"K, my brother works in the twin towers."
"Oh my god. Where are you?"
"I'm on my way home."
"I'll meet you there." With that Kirsten hung up the phone, said a very quick good bye to Monique and drove like a speed demon to Erika's house.