Missed Chance
The
morning had been the same routine, wake, bath and breakfast; kiss the wife
good-bye and out the door. He walked to his truck, fires up the engine and
backed out of his driveway. He headed in the same direction as any other day. Nothing
seems out of place or abnormal but then again he really was not paying much
attention. Right at the stop sign, pass two lights which he was glad were green
today and onto the ramp north to Boca Raton. The minute he got on the express
way he knew that something was seriously wrong. Cars were everywhere and they
seem to be unoccupied like the owners had just abandoned them. There were cars
in all the lanes; some seem to have run into the concrete wall and some into
each other. Ok now he was confuse so he turned on his radio, but the station
that usually played his tunes, someone else was crying on the news. It had
become impassable so two exits later he took the off ramp. He tried calling his
boss to tell him that the highway was a giant parking lot and that he would not be
able to make it in to work. In the distance to his south he could see big
clouds of smoke and judging the distance he could swear it had to be the
airport. The phone system must be down he thought because all this time with
the phone to his ear and it had been a waste. He tried to reach the wife and
also his best, friend, “sorry all circuits are down, please try your call again
later” was all he got.
Back in the driveway, he threw
the truck in park, walked up and reached for the door, it flew open and his wife
stood there. No smile but the look he always got right before all hell broke
loose, little did she know. “Have you seen the news”? Were the first words out
of her mouth. “No”, he replied and then continued, “but there are cars without
drivers everywhere, and I saw a few accidents where people didn’t even open
their garage doors, just drove right through them” They sat by the TV and every
channel or the few that could still broadcast, all were reporting the same
terrible phenomena. That all major airports, railways and all form of
transportation had to be cancel. Twenty five percent of all planes that were in
the air at the time have either crashed or are missing at sea. With the remote
in his hand he flicks through the channels but the news just got worst. He
stop on one of the stations where a news anchor was dress like he had just been
woke up and asked to fill in because its regular anchor was unavailable. The man
seems to be having problem keeping his thoughts together and from his body language
he spoke with fear. The news that many boats were just floating at sea unmanned,
and that ships had collided with each other was to much to comprehend. The talk
of an alien invasion was reported on yet another news station. Reports that the
arm forces had been depleted by hundreds of thousands was another anchor story.
“Have you figured out what’s going on”? Came the voice of his wife from the
hallway as she returned from the bedroom. No, he replied and that seem to be
his answer for everything today, even though he had a clue, but couldn’t bring
himself to tell. The two had heard on
the news that all citizens should try to remain indoors as much as possible,
due to all the increase in crime. There were reports of looting; murder and
rape were being reported at an alarming rate. The two decided against it at
first but he needed to know if his theory was correct.
His first stop was his
best friend’s house, who he found just as terrified as he and his wife were.
After a short stay the three said their good-byes, and he was on his way to his
second destination. It normally only took twenty minutes to get to his parents
house, but today was not normal, it took over an hour, and his wife got a
firsthand look at the chaos. He knocked at the door but got no answer, so he went
around the back and looks through the glass doors and saw no one. Having keys
to his parent’s house, he opens the door and along with his wife they entered.
The place was deadly quiet, the kitchen was clean as though no one has woken up
this morning and his parents were not late sleepers. All of a sudden he knew
without a doubt and all the warning from his mother came screeching back.
Millions world wide the news man had said, missing without an explanation, gone
without a trace said another, which to him meant the same thing. He sat on his
mother couch not caring that his atheist wife thought he was crazy
and said. “He came just like my mother and the preacher had said He would when
I was young” his voice faded as he stared at the floor. “Who came and what are you talking about” she
asked. He replied, “Jesus, Jesus came and we miss our chance” He woke up, sat
up so fast that he also woke up his wife. He was in a cold sweat from head to
toe; he got up and ran to his living room and turns on the TV and flicked
through the channels to realize that all the stations were playing their
regular programs. His wife was looking at him with concern when he rushes to
open the front door. He steps outside with no shoes looking up and down the street.
He walked back inside, locked the door and picked up the phone and dialed.
After four rings his mother answered the phone and said “hello” in her sleepy
voice. “Is that you mother” he replied, “yes who were you expecting, Jesus to
answer” she laughed before she continued, “are you okay, it’s like two in the
morning” He paused for a minute then replied, “thank God today wasn’t Him and
I’ll talk to you later on today for sure. When he hung up his wife looked at
him and asked, “are you crazy or have you gone mad”? He took a deep breath and
then replied, “Yes, and today I’ll find someone, to help change your mind”
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