"All passengers boarding Flight 93 please get ready to board. Have your tickets in hand when you get to the front desk." A young woman's voice came over the intercom.
I smiled at my husmand and gave him a hug good-bye. "Love you Henry!" I whispered in his ear as he held me tight for a moment.
As we let go of each other he replied, "I love you too." I slowly picked up my bags and headed toward the counter, looking back as I went. I blew a kiss to him right before I turned to go onto the plane.
Twenty minutes later the fly had took off and was at a calm level in the sky. I leaned back in my seat trying to relax. Plane rides always had me a bit worried. I knew the flight would be short, only a few hours from my home in Florida to New York. I soon drifted to sleep.
I woke up with a start as shouts came from the cabin up front.
"Get out!" I heard a man shout. I then heard a crack and then something (or someone) hit the floor of the plane.
I heard a woman scream as a man came down the aisle wearing all black and holding a gun. He looked foreign and had dark skin.
"Everyone shut up!" He yelled in a thick accent. My eyes went wide and I began to think of what could happen.
I held the sides of the armrests tight as he turned this way ans that looking a bit frantic as he made everyone shut up and began to tell what would happen.
"I am going to take this plane and crash it!" He said with a dirty grin. He teeth looked like they had not been washed in months, all yellow like. "Then you will all die!" He laughed.
Tears came to my eyes, I bent down and grabbed my carry-on and pulled out my cell phone. I hid it until the man continued down the row, glaring at people. I quickly dialed my home number, praying that Henry was home by now.
"Pick up, come on! Pick up the damn phone." I whispered into the phone. "Hello?" I almost shoued when he finnaly answered.
"Amy?" His voice was concered and confused.
"Honey, I don't have alot of time. Someone has hijacked the plane!" I said in one breath. "I think they want to crash into the Twin Towers." I had heard the man saying something about towers under his breath as he went by.
"Oh my God!" Henry now sounded faint. Tears were coming down my cheeks.
"I just wanted to say I love you and tell my family that too." I whispered. Henry agreed he would.
"I love you so much!" He told me. I knew I had to tell him the secret I had been waiting until next month for.
"Henry?"
"Yea Amy?" He replied nervously.
"Honey, I wanted to tell you this next month, but now I can't wait." I paused. "I'm pregnant!" There, I'd said it.
I heard staic on the phone and I knew I did not have any more time. "I love you!" I said once more before hanging up the phone. Then I just burst out crying.
"SHUT UP!" A different man said it this time, and it was directed right to me. This man was dressed in a red shirt and black pants. LLike the other man he wore a headband. I inhaled. He just glared at me.
Other men kept guard as two others went back to the cabin. I closed my eyes shut as I heard two more screams - then silence. I knew the captions were dead. The men were now flying the plane and it was striaght for the Twin Towers.
I looked out my window and saw New York City, the gorgous city that I had longed to see, now I have and now I would die.
All of a sudden I heard a BANG and then nothing.
There were flames and smoke and fuel everywhere, but I would never know it. My child would never grow and my family would never see me again.
Author notes
This is about 9-11-01. I was not sure what the flight names were that did crash into the towers but I remembered Flight 93 so I used it. This story is short but it is tradgic and you don't need much more then that.
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Great job
You did a great bob with this and was a pleasure to read, I'm glad I had the chance to read this, I know this was a sad event, but it was well written.
I smiled at my husmand(husband) and gave him a hug good
sarahhitch.
beginning: 5, language: 5, plot: 5, ending: 5, dialog: 5, characters: 5.
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Yes, it is very hard to remember (painful). But I'm glad you like it and you got a chance to read it.
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Thank you for the comment. G;lad you liked it
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this is a good outlook from someone who was on the plan. Maybe you should have her wonder about what happens after death, that would make it seem more real. I love the way you write the ending.
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I know flight 93 crashed in PA in a field but I did not know the flight numbers that hit the towers.
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yes this is good fight 93 crashed in pa. in a feild but other then that very good i really liked this
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Thank you very much for your comment and suggestion.
Yes, I realize I did nottake the time to go and research foe the flight number.
I am quite busy with school (projects) and exams right now but I will fix it ASAP I promise
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Don't want to sound mean but your story is very good but you lose credibility with your readers if you don't check your facts and you really give a bad impression when you admit that you didn't take the time to include the facts. For those of use who were involved or affected by 9/11 you really should take the time to jump on the internet and in a minute or two you would see flight 93 crashed in a field. I'm not even sure if the flight number was essential to the story. I am telling you this from my experience becasue I am the laziest writer I know and I hate doing research. But if I am going to state something that is obviously not a joke I will try to do my best to be accurate and factual.
Anyway, just my opinion, but I think your story is too good not to say something.
beginning: 3, language: 3, plot: 3, ending: 4, dialog: 4, characters: 4.
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Thank you. Yes it is sad. Please remember all who died to help us who lived.
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That was sad! It reminds me of the many people who died through that time. It brings many memories from the past to me. I loved how detailed the story was.
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Yes, it is very sad! I had/have family in New York (the state and the ciy along with upstate)
None was hurt or killed but I had an aunt who lived only blocks away.
I could feel tears in my eyes as I wrote it, it was hard. Thanks for reading it -
omg this is sad! and 9/11 is sad. This was a great story i feel like i hav tears in my eyes great great job!
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