Phoning Home

1: 15 a.m

Wednesday

September 12th. Crisis counselors are called

To Gander Academy

The plane people — they're exhausted — but

They don't want to sleep. And we're standing

There, ready with all that food. But that's not

What they wanted. They wanted phones

1: 45 a.m. — Six phones are put on tables for

The Plane People to use free of charge

— lined up alongside the road by the Newtel

Building

An hour later, they set up 20 more phones

An hour after that, there's 75 phones and computers

With internet — all being used 'round

The clock

PASSENGER 5

Hello? Yes, it's me

Dad, I'm okay

It's okay

I'm calling from Canada

Safe and sound here on the ground

In Iceland

No, Newfoundland

Yeah

We just saw the news

Have you heard yet from Kev?

Or Celena

Call Micah

And Lauren

My parents

My aunt

It's Diane, no I'm fine

Where's David?

Oh, good