Unforgotten

[madamesilverspurs]

The halls of the high school were crowded. No one was talking, most were crying or about to. Classes had just been cancelled for the rest of the day, we were sent home. We walked in silence having no idea what to say to each other. My mother was surprised when I walked into the store where she was working, she asked why I wasn’t in school. They hadn’t heard. When I told them, her boss unboxed a radio and turned it on. There were gasps and utterances of “Oh, no” and then tears. Dad came home from work early, the only other time we’d seen him cry was when his mother died. My memories of those days are all in black and white, like the pictures on the television. Some things are destined to remain unforgotten.





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[Bayard]

1. My third grade teacher came back into the classroom

And turned on the television that was normally reserved for Spanish class. She was visibly shaken, but I don't know that the kids really appreciated what had happened. My mom cried through the entire funeral.

[Raine]

2. I was in elementary school. The Principal came in and told us then he went out and lowered the flag

all the parents came and took us out of school early.

[MustLoveBeagles]

3. I wasn't alive when this happened

My mother was in grade school when it happened. When the class was told she ran out of the room screaming. Her teacher found her in the restroom throwing up and in hysterics. The teacher got a sub to watch her class while she drove my mom home. My grandfather was working and my grandmother didn't drive. My grandmother had heard about it while at her hair appointment. She'd been planning to go to a restaurant with her family to celebrate her birthday. Needless to say that didn't happen. She was home when the teacher dropped my mom off. They and the rest of the family watched the coverage non stop all weekend. Mom would always cry on the anniversary as if it'd just happened.