[CreoleInDC]

Five years ago?

I remember watching the second plane hit on television in the Ops Room of my office. We all just STOOD there and one woman screamed and fainted. I was in downtown D.C. and it seemed that the world just stopped that day. My best friend was on a plane headed to New York and I couldn't get in touch with him. I WAS SO SCARED and couldn't do anything productive until I'd heard from him. Robby, who was traveling that day as well, had already gotten to his destination and was able to contact me via instant messenger.

The scariest thing about 9/11 for me was actually 9/12. Riding the metro with people who were earily quiet...some breaking down and crying...some madder than hell. Getting off the metro in downtown D.C. and seeing troops on every corner in Humvees fully armed with their finger at the ready was like I was in the middle of a hollywood disaster movie set. I worked 60 hours the rest of that week. I couldn't do anything but.

I'll never forget. Never.