A Rose from the Ashes is a story about two ordinary people that were living ordinary lives when they collided into eachother during the most unordinary day in our history. Brian, a Manhattan native, and Alyssa a business woman from Pennsylvania meet under the most terrifying circumstances. After witnessing the attacks on the Twin Towers and running for their lives during their fall, they find themselves in the safety of Brian's Manhattan home. Together, they spend the next few days trying to cometo grips with what they witnessed, then attempt to go back to their previous lives. After struggling to regain their previous sense of 'normal', they find themselves questioning if there is a chance that something beautiful could have come from September 11, 2001