Roman Wieditz

The Invasion

For me, it should have been a normal day. And by normal, I mean going to work, going on a date with my girlfriend this weekend, enjoying heading home from work, talking to friends etc. You get the picture of a normal boring day. Was that going to happen that day, like day the day before? No, none of that was going to happen. But hindsight is always 20/20 so no that day was not like the day. It all started when I got to the subway and let me say I ALWAYS leave on time. Living in Manhattan being on time is a must. When I got to the subway, I nearly ran into someone because a bright green light was flashing in my face. At first, I thought it was a green traffic light. But then I realized it was a light that was never there before. Now that was the only time it happened that day I would have said, “Fine, whatever, weird stuff happens.” But it turns out that fate had something else planned for me and everyone else that day. When I finally got to the platform, I had to wait for the train for 10 minutes. This type of delay is unheard of but as my train pulled into the station the green light was in my face again nearly blinding me. As my sight came back to me the train finally stopped and I got on the train. As always it was jam-packed with people. Many were either on their phones or reading something. Again, my point being is that they were to busy notice that we were heading right towards a bright green light. “What’s up with the green light,” I thought to myself. However, this time something happened.