"Ready Ashley?"
"I'm ready. Remember don't let go and keep your eyes closed. Understand?"
"We understand."
"1...2...3... Run! Now!"
We broke through the glass. The sound of it breaking was enough to scare someone. Not us. I kept the Shute out, slowing down faster and faster. Too fast. I sped up so we were going fast enough.
"Do you see that Christopher? A pool. Aim for that."
I descended quickly, to a hight we can safely fall from. I took out my knife and cut the rope. We fell into the pool. I swam up pulling them up. We all ran to the tower and we pulled out our rifles and badges. They let us in all though we were just children.
"Where could they be?" It's 10:13 AM. Mom wasn't in site. I knew mom wasn't in their, and almost everyone but a few people were out already. I ran to mom and we grabbed our parachutes plus 4 more, 2 each. We ran back inside and tried to find the rest. They were too far up. But at last we found them. 4 people. Just enough. Then a little boy, about our age came in. He was 3 year old. 2 more came down. We took off our things and gave it to them.
It's now 10:20, floor 10. I recently fell and broke my leg. But I need to go down stairs to the bottom. I fall.
"Sis... Please leave me. Get out of here! Your going to get yourself killed."
"Your my little brother. I'm not leaving." She helps me up. "I would be nothing without you. Let's go Christopher." We walk down the stairs as fast as we possibly can.
10:34, floor 2, were running out of time. If we don't get out now we're dead. But we're 4 minutes from now. That's late. We walk down the stairs and I fall yet again. "We don't have time for this!" Ash helps me up and puts my arm around her and helps me out. A fire man helps us to a ambulance where we get checked out.
"Why did you both disobey me? Your going to really get it when we get home." Mom scolded.
"We're sorry mommy..."
"I'm so happy your okay."
With that we went home and got our punishments. I can say that I was their. That I was in the north tower on 9/11. That we made a difference.
-In honor of the men and women who died on September 11th 2001
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Twin Towers Attacked, a 9/11 story
Short StoryThis story was just a mini brake from the story I'm working on. I did it in honor of the people who died in the attack. Share this to help remember those who died.
