My Special Guardian Angel

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Story type: Angel
Location: 2 Broadway-   9/11
Source: Form Submission

My story is a touching one to me because it was during the time that have changed a lot of others lives. My story happened during the 9/11 situation. the day was september 11th 2001 and I was starting my new job at new york city transit. I was very happy because two of my best friends were working there at the time and now I was able to join them and start a new life.

As I walked across the street from the train station that was directly acrossed the street from my job I met one of my friends downstairs. We chatted for about five minutes since I reached early approximately around 8:30am. I then went upstairs to see my other friend that worked in another department to see if she wanted to go with me to go get breakfast. I rushed her from the time I reached telling her to hurry up.

So around 8:45am she was ready and punched out. We laughed and talked as we went downstairs. Now the type of person that I am I do talk to people whether I know them or not and I remember that I saw this guy holding this sign up saying jesus loves you so as I read the sign I responded by saying and so do I.

We went in the store I got my breakfast and came back out the guy saw me and said "did you hear what happened" and I said "no" he said that a plane just hit the tower and I saw people running towards our direction. {now the world trade was only a couple of blocks from where I worked. I could look up and see the towers from my job} so as we were walking towards my job and I went in the revolving doors the second plane hit. My friend asked me "what was that?" I said "I don't know, don't you see me standing with you?" We couldn't go back in our job because of security reasons so we had to stay outside. As I looked up I saw the flames.

To make the long story short me and my friend got separated after the towers fell and I panicked. The clouds of smoke and debrie covered me and I was losing my mind. I heard planes overhead, I wanted to jump in the water because I heard it was terrorist involved and I really was not all together. Then a man in a jeep drove up I asked him for help. I asked him could he drive me to the brooklyn bridge? He said as close as he could another guy hopped in the jeep with me. I asked the driver what was his name he told me michael and that he was a fireman. I asked him where was he going and he said that he was there to help, I asked him please tell me where your going so I know that you would be alright he said you don't have to look for me I will be just fine. But he did say that his assigned post would be at ladder 13. From seeing how calm he was and positive he was I gained my strength. I went from panic and confused to calm and focused until I got home.

A couple of days later I went to the location where he told me that he would be to let him know that I made it and to see if he did as well. The firemen said there was no one by that name there. that they never heard of him. I never saw him again. I believe til this day that that was my guardian angel... whereever you are I want to say thank you. thank you for watching over me through my panic and bad time... I love you and I am grateful