Posted by seldomseen on September 17, 2008, at 10:40:59
In reply to The bitter and the sweet, posted by Partlycloudy on September 11, 2008, at 13:02:18
It was a tuesday. It was a clinic day and I remember facing a day of being swamped with work.
I was in early. My boss called with wild news about some jet en route to France crashing into a building. She was always getting excited about something, I wrote it off.
I work in tall building surrounded by scientists, physicians. Brilliant minds dumfounded, dazed. We usually sit around and think about sh*t all day. We couldn't get our brains around this.
When the F14s started screaming by it was no longer an image on television screen. This was an attack in real time. Then then helicopters thundered by shaking the building. Off to god knows where, then returning over and over again. The usual "go get 'em boys!" replaced with "is it enough?".
The hospital helicopter was grounded to save the airspace.
I had a student working with me. The most innocent little thing I ever met. She cried and cried. One building after another compunding her fear. What could I say to comfort her? Separated from her parents, far from home. Military mobilizing.
Even I felt like I need to duck when I went outside.
Did this happen yesterday? Is it still happening?
Seldom
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