Janice Brooks, a British survivor of the September 11, 2001 attacks, has been experiencing the same recurring nightmare for the past 25 years. In the dream, she stands in a building in the middle of New York's Hudson River, looking at the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. She realizes it's a dream because no buildings exist in the middle of the river. Halfway up one of the towers, she sees a man with curly black hair, wearing a blue shirt and a tie, looking over his shoulder at a wall of flames inching toward him. The man seems about to jump, and Brooks wakes up with a clap. This dream has haunted her for years, and she continues to search for meaning behind the image of the man she has never identified. Brooks was working on the 84th floor of the south tower of Two World Trade Center when the first plane struck on September 11, 2001. She escaped that day, but 61 of her colleagues did not. At the time, Brooks was 41 years old and had just moved to New York three weeks earlier. She had accepted a dream job as an executive assistant at Euro Brokers, a brokerage firm she had worked for in London for a decade. Her move to New York was meant to be a fresh start, but the events of that day changed her life forever. On the morning of September 11, Brooks was at her desk when the first plane hit the north tower. She did not see the plane but heard the explosion, initially thinking it was a construction noise. After speaking with a colleague, she was told to get out. Brooks hesitated to call her boss in London but was eventually urged to escape. She joined a group of coworkers descending the stairs, navigating through smoke and debris. At one point, they were told the building was secure and could return to their offices. That decision proved fatal for many, as the second plane struck the south tower shortly after. In the aftermath of the second impact, Brooks and her group had to find their way through the chaos. They encountered injured colleagues, some with severe wounds, and relied on each other to survive. One of her coworkers, Bob Mahon, helped carry an injured woman down the final 10 floors. Brooks and Mahon eventually reached the ground, where they were directed to run away from the collapsing towers. By the time they reached safety, the south tower had already collapsed, taking with it the lives of over 600 people, including 61 of her colleagues. Now living in a cottage in Norfolk, England, with her dog Jesse, Brooks has dedicated herself to keeping the memory of September 11 alive. She works with a charity called Since 9/11, giving talks at schools to educate younger generations about the attacks. Though she does not enjoy reliving the trauma of that day, she believes sharing her story helps others understand the scale of the tragedy. Each year, as autumn approaches, her nightmare returns more frequently. In an effort to find peace, Brooks has sought help from a psychiatrist, hoping to find a resolution for the man in her dream. She has considered different endings for his story, but the nightmare continues. Recently, after a talk about September 11, a member of her audience told her, "You know that man in the nightmare is you, Janice?" The thought lingers, but the dream remains unresolved.