He thought he had more time. On that clear September morning, Peter Hanson called his father twice, trying to sound steady as chaos closed in around his young family. He asked for help, described the terror in the cabin, and then, with heartbreaking clarity, tried to comfort the parent he was about to leave behind: “Don’t worry, Dad… if it happens, it will be very fast.” Moments later, his father watched United Flight 175 vanish into the South Tower.