Where was I ten years ago today? (9/11)
14 years ago
General
Welcome to the inane, infrequent and sometimes important ramblings of NightstormStoat.
It was almost 3:00 BST and I was in Lion boarding house of Kings School Bruton after the sports lesson. (West wing, lower corridor about half way along) My guts turned a somersault, the same way, only far worse than, they had during the fire in the Alps rail tunnel and the Paddington Rail Crash. I paused in my stride, and I knew, at that exact moment that hundreds of people had died simultaneously. Dizzy with the shock I half stumbled down the rest of the corridor and into my work room. My room mates were inside and they had the radio on. The first words I heard after entering the room came from the radio and were these "The south tower of the world trade center has collapsed!" I was not shocked, I was not surprised, I had already gone through that in the corridor. My only thought on hearing that, was, "At least I know what happened." And the tension in my guts receded. Only to happen again half an hour later whilst I was playing pool, when the second tower went down.
Some of you may be wondering how I could have gone to play a game after hearing such news? The answer; Death has not bothered me since I was six year old, having felt every disaster (and unfortunately predicted a few) that contained multiple deaths during my life. I have not shed a single tear for those lost that day, nor payed it much thought since then. Until today. My thoughts on the event remain the same. I will not state them, because many would say they are cold and thoughtless.
Though tears were shed because of this: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6478465
Thanks go to Equium for unshackling those tears.
I feel sorry for everyone who lost family in an event that could have never happened if the United States government had not been so intent on their world policy of the time, or so arrogant in their belief that they were so powerful that they could do anything and none would dare respond.
Some of you may be wondering how I could have gone to play a game after hearing such news? The answer; Death has not bothered me since I was six year old, having felt every disaster (and unfortunately predicted a few) that contained multiple deaths during my life. I have not shed a single tear for those lost that day, nor payed it much thought since then. Until today. My thoughts on the event remain the same. I will not state them, because many would say they are cold and thoughtless.
Though tears were shed because of this: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6478465
Thanks go to Equium for unshackling those tears.
I feel sorry for everyone who lost family in an event that could have never happened if the United States government had not been so intent on their world policy of the time, or so arrogant in their belief that they were so powerful that they could do anything and none would dare respond.
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