A literal “time shift” – a celebrity meeting that saved a life
Many things happen because of chance, and it was just chance that Lara Lundstrom Clarke met a celebrity one morning – one Gwyneth Paltrow.
Both had been exercising that morning, Paltrow taking in an early yoga class, Clarke rollerblading along the Hudson. While Clarke was crossing in the middle of a West Village street in New York, Paltrow was driving in her silver Mercedes SUV. Suddenly, Clarke looked over and realized who was in the SUV. Clarke and Paltrow each stopped and the two of them exchanged greetings. This small delay made Clarke miss her train….
This happens often – something is both good and bad. The good thing for Clarke was that she met Paltrow. The bad thing was that the meeting caused her to miss her train…
…to her job…
…at the World Trade Center…
…on September 11, 2001.
She caught the next train and stepped off the platform just in time to see the first plane fly into Tower One.
This is just one of the stories of people who, for various reasons, avoided being killed on September 11.
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