9/11*
by maoma_group on September 11, 2008
in stories, students
My name is Kristy. I work in Manhattan as a milk-girl, I deliver milk to cafés, bars, restaurants and shops. On Thursday morning I was in a traffic jam, talking to my friend on the phone when I suddenly heard the roar of a plane’s engines. I looked up and saw a big Boeing flying very low. I told my friend about it but she told me to ignore it. Next I stopped at my favourite Green Café because I always stop there for breakfast. While I was having my coffee and reading tennis reports I heard a big bang and a lot of noise after that. I wondered what was happening. Many people around me started to run out of the café and I heard them shout and scream.
My name is Kate. I’m a schoolgirl living in Manhattan. On Thursday I woke up at seven o’clock, got dressed and had breakfast. I left home at 8.30. On my way to school I stopped at H&M shop because I saw a beautiful, yellow-black T-shirt in the window. I entered the shop and was talking to one of the assistants when I heard a very loud noise coming from the riverside. It was really scary. People in the street stopped walking and started shouting. I left the shop and looked where they were looking. I saw that one of the towers was burning.
My name is Mary. I work as a doctor in Saint Christopher’s Hospital in Manhattan. On Thursday morning I woke up at seven, took a shower, had some fruit for breakfast and left home at 7.30. I stopped at Alfredo’s to have a cup of coffee. When I finished it I went to the newsagent next door and bought the New York Times. Suddenly I heard the roar of a plane outside. I ran out to see what was happening, but I didn’t see the plane. About one minute later I heard something like a big explosion.
My name is Franek. That morning I had a big breakfast, got dressed and left for work in Manhattan. I clean windows on skyscrapers with my friends Tomek and Piotrek. I drove to work in my new car. We met in the car park by the river and walked to the the building on which we had to work. At about 9 o’clock we were getting ready on the roof of the 50-floor skyscraper. We always start from the top and go down in special lifts outside the walls. Suddenly Piotrek shouted “Look!” and showed us something in the sky. A big passenger plane was coming towards us. In about 20 seconds it was flying very close to us. We could see people’s faces in the windows. We knew that something was wrong with the plane. It was getting lower all the time. Next we saw it hit one of the World Trade Center buildings. The noise was frightening and I closed my eyes for a few seconds.
*maoma_group were 8 and 9 on 11 September 2001
