Just as he looked out, his phone rang. "The building's been hit by a plane!!! We need to evacuate ASAP!!" shouted Anita at the other end.
The sentence was barely completed before Raj saw another airplane crash into the neighboring tower of the World Trade Center.
Totally shaken by this sight, all he could think, was about getting to Anita. He dashed up the stairs of the emergency exit to reach her floor. But he couldn't see clearly as the office was now covered in smoke.
Anita was cowering under her desk. "Don't worry honey. I am here now. Everything is going to be fine!!" He hugged her.
In the distance, a young man shot a video on his camera as the Twin Towers came crashing down!!
----- MocktailMommy Prasanna
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You described a gloomy past in this prompt very beautifully. Wonderful. Loved the story.
ReplyDeleteYes, it was indeed a very gloomy event. Thank you for your appreciation!!
DeleteYou can never get over 9/11, no matter how much time pass by.
ReplyDeleteVery true....it shook our very basic belief in humanity....
ReplyDeleteThat was heartbreaking.
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DeleteReminded me of the gory scenes I had to witness on news right after I was back from school! Well done. Thanks for linking up with #FridayFotoFiction
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