A September Tragedy Short Story
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A September Tragedy Short Story
It was a gloomy fall morning in New York , and Jack , his dad , and Jack ’ s best friend Devin were getting ready . Today , September 11 , 2001 , was extraordinary because Jack and Devin got to go to Jack ’ s dad ’ s work at the World Trade Center . Jack ’ s dad shouted , “ Devin , Jack , come downstairs ! The car is here .”
The boys came downstairs , popped their shoes on , and sprinted through the door . As they got outside , it started raining . They ran to the car with their bags over their heads . Heavy traffic made it impossible to get downtown in time . Twenty minutes later , they arrived . “ We are here !” Jack ’ s dad shouted . All of them ran to the lobby of the North Tower in excitement . They had wanted to skip school and see where his dad worked . But little did they know , today would be like no other .
Jack and Devin ran to the elevator while Jack ’ s dad slowly walked over . Both of the kids screamed across the hall , “ Come on !”
The dad got a couple of weird stares from other people , so he started to pick up the pace . The kids clicked the button to get in the elevator . All of them were waiting there , filled with suspense and eagerness . Ding ! They heard the slow and quiet rumbling of the elevator opening . Jack , his dad , and Devin walked through the elevator door .
The elevator weighed down a small margin . Devin reached for the 44th floor button . Click . Adrenaline rushed through Jack ’ s and Devin ’ s bodies . Bing , bing — the elevator was ringing on every floor . Then it slowly came to a stop , but not where they wanted to be . They were on the 38th floor . The door opened , and a person came on the elevator with them . He was also going to
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