Saturday, October 20, 2007

A bit traumatic

In a matter of 20 minutes I could almost die. Now a day later, the images of chaos and fear flash clearly on my mind. I just close my eyes and cry silently inside and feel sorry for the innocent victims. I pray and thank the Lord and my guardian angel for saving and protecting me. I realized that I could almost die if I have not left 20 minutes earlier the area that was later bombed. When I look back to what had happened... I start to cry a bit... I’m scared, shocked, sad, but thankful... I really don’t know... it’s a mixed emotion.

I was at a shopping mall yesterday with a friend. She needed to buy a dress for a party she’d be attending, and I was there to accompany her and help her find one. While she was trying on some clothes at the fitting room, I was there standing and waiting... then suddenly I heard something like an explosion that rocked the whole building. I wasn’t sure if there was an explosion but I thought it was an earthquake. Then the people at the hallway started running almost panicking and I overheard that a bomb exploded. I told my friend to be quick. I’m getting scared already but I did not panic. As we quickly tried to exit the building, a large smoke of dust was at the other side and we saw a man drenched in blood rushed into the ambulance as the people were running and panicking. It was all chaos and fear that surrounded the place. And what was a happy and lively atmosphere few minutes earlier turned into mayhem.
Yesterday at 1:00 PM on my way to the mall, I passed by a Chinese restaurant, then 20 minutes later it was bombed. Now, I’m here... alive... living life to the fullest.