This is a journal entry in my upcoming book, Winter Wonderland, sequel to Whispering Woods published in August. In it, Jean, the nanny to Michael and Kelsey recount the harrowing events of that day, when she would leave the condo just down the block from the Trade Towers to escort children from their neighborhood school to one in Greenwich Village. To read more, see my blogs for the past three Fridays at this site, or purchase Whispering Woods at Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble.com. The sequel will be published in October, 2015.
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Jean’s Journal September 11, 2001
This has been a harrowing day. I’m still not certain I know what happened. Had to help evacuate Michael and Kelsey’s school. Walked the kids to Greenwich Village for safety. While the teachers and volunteers matched the older kids’ classes with the little ones, the office staff had to notify kids’’ parents where to pick up their children if traffic allowed them to even get there. All the streets are blocked off. Extra-sensory experience: see the fires, smell the smoke, hear the sirens, taste the foul air, and feel the panic. No child will forget this day, though we’ve tried to shield them from the horror of it.
Baxters were planning to go upstate this weekend. Moved it ahead a bit. Just the clothes on our backs. Feel like refugees. Guess we are. Love, Jean
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