Another year came and went... -

Another year came and went...

It's been 7 years since 9/11. 7 years since I got out of boring english 101 class and found out the a plain crashed into the Twin Towers. 7 years since I froze wondering if my dad was ok. I knew he was at work. (Lord knows he never called out sick a day in his life.) My cell phone wasn't working. Trains weren't running and buses were waaay overcrowded. Somehow I still manage to get a call through and get a busy signal. No way to reach Daddy. I did reach my mom and stepdad. They were in Brooklyn and I was in Queens. I took 5 buses to get to Dad's apartment only to realize I left my keys at Mom's house. No way for me to get in and check if Dad left me a message on the machine, I called my friend to ask for a ride to where my mom was. While I'm waiting, I ran into some highschool buddies who were kind enough to inform me that while I was trekking home, both towers had fallen. My stomach sunk but somehow I was certain Daddy was alive. I was wrong. The rest of the day was a blur. Waiting for the trains to start running so we could go home and get my keys to see if Dad called. Our answering machine was full. No message from Dad. So many people called. I honestly didn't think my dad had that many friends. I was returning calls for a long time. Until ths one lady tells me that she was on the phone with my father when the first plane hit and the line went dead. I kept hoping against hope that my dad got out, that maybe he was in the hospital unconscious and without ID. I went from hospital to hospital. I pleaded on the news for someone to call me with information but no one did. Well no one that had information on my dad. Turns out my dad had 2 long lost brothers who finally found us because of the news. They're great. It's nice to know them and at least have that family link. At least I have them. Mom died almost 2 years ago (will be 2 in Nov.) Its been almost 9 years since my only brother died. (Will be 9 in Jan.)Now I just have my stepdad closeby. My new uncles live far but at least they keep in touch. I just wish my parents could have met my son. And that my son could have a cool uncle like I do.

Written by Mommy Perez

Posted on 09/15/2008

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WOW. Im sure all of this has been really rough on you. Your brother passed away, and then your father, and mother. I know it has to be hard when you think about your son not knowing his grandparent and uncle. Im almost crying thinking about how hard it must be.

posted by Amy on 09/16/2008

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