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9/11: A Short Story

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One peaceful morning in the town of New York, David and his fiance, Juan, were fighting. “You need new and better friends!” David shouted angrily. “I already have good friends!” Juan shouted back. “Only one!” David Yelled, “And One got in a car crash because they were high!” “That's it!” Juan shouted at the top of her lungs, “We are getting divorced, no questions asked! Juan left, slamming the door behind her. “Well I’m glad she’s gone,” David whispered to himself. The next day, at the twin towers (when David and Juan were in separate towers) they were doing their jobs when a plane was headed straight for the tower Juan was in! “Hey, look!” someone shouted. “Wait a minute… ,” he said quietly, he then shouted at the top of his lungs, “ IT'S HEADED STRAIGHT FOR THE OTHER TOWER!” …show more content…

David just stood there, everyone panicking around him. Just then David remembered about Juan. Then, when David remembered about the plane, It ran into the tower. Moments later he saw people jumping out of the tower. It felt like hours passed when people started panicking even more because another plane was going to run into the tower David was in! When the plane hit the tower David was forced back! It happened so fast that it seemed that he was standing and a few moments later his head rammed through some glass and his head was hanging out of the tower! When he looked at Juan in the other tower, upside down, it felt like he was rising. “OH NO!!!” he screamed in his head. The other tower was collapsing! He quickly got up when all of a sudden he heard a strong and firm voice that said “If you can walk, follow me, if you can help someone, help someone now.” He quickly got up and saw a man in a red bandana. David swiftly, and carefully, picked up the someone who was injured and carried him over to the man in a red bandana. “Unless you follow me, you won’t survive” he said again, in a strong and firm

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