5 Years

A few more hours to go... to those moments 5 years ago.

That night, we were gathering at t's room to play some bridge as usual.

I arrived first... as usual watching TV while waiting.

BREAKING NEWS, CNN said.

So I stared harder trying to figure out what's that news... the reportings were kind of confusing.

Suddenly there showed a low-flying plane, going behind one of the twin towers.

I was wrong - it's not going 'behind'. Smokes coming out... it hit the tower.

"...what?? unbelievable... what am I getting at..." I thought, and probably murmured something to t.

Others joint us in the room. Not many conversations.

And then the Pentagon. and more news... outside Penn.

Then we remembered our US folks - some of them were here for the project, but their friends and families... t made some calls.

Forgot when and how we got back to our rooms.

So 5 years. Multiple incidents - nature's call or man-made. What is the world the life we're heading to?