It's all very... on the one hand we all knew it was to come sooner or later... I was asleep yesterday morning, alone in the house as usual, and the house phone was going over and over and over and over. I didnt answer because I didnt recognise the number on the screen of the phone. Anyway it rang again, so I knew I had to answer it. It was my mum. "Have you seen the news? Put it on. There have been bombs in london." Oh my god.... I sat watching the news gettng all of the information in...
The thing that shook me a little, was thefact that I was sleeping in late due to having JUST gotten back from a trip to London the day before. BUT, we had originally arranged for me to travel to London yesterday... the 7th... my train would have pulled in at the time one of the bombs went off... this shook me a great deal. The trip to London meant me travelling alone, as I was meeting up with an online friend of mine. I already had a big fear of trains, but I was terrified of the Unerground... and I had to travel on the tube despite my fear. Now with the bombings....well this is why I was so afraid of travelling on the underground. Hmm my mum got a bit worried. When she called she said she was glad I came home early. *sigh* What kind of world are we living in? When I heard the news the first thing I thought of was to check on Lu and her family, (Lu is the friend I was meeting up with, and I stayed with her and her family). Argh whenever something happens, a disaster.. I always have people I care about in danger. The Tsunami that hit Sri lanka on Boxing Day.. well my good friend Roshan was over there with his family, and I was SO worried about him. I had friends in New York at the time of 9/11.. and now the London bombings. Argh!
Well London is certainly the focus around the world at the moment. First the Olympic bid, now this. I just hate that people have been killed becuase of this...
Most of the stations, train and tube, have been opened up again this morning, all but Kings Cross i believe. The bus service i think is up and running, though with some limitations... there was an evacuation of Euston Station this morning at 8.30am, due to a security alert, but it was resolved...
The attack yesterday claimed lives... killed innocent victims, butchered and scarred hundreds more... and why? Terrorism is an ugly, souless act of murderous intent. By taking the lives of those who are no longer with us today, they have achieved nothing in their sick, demented goal. If anything, we will fight back even stronger than before. You only have to look at the USA's pogress and current stance with such threats after 9/11.
We will wipe out terrorism. Just like yesterday's tragic events... it is not a matter of if, but when. Until then, we must mark yet another tragic date in our minds and hearts, and remember those of us who were not fortunate to see the sun rise this morning... |