The House was Quiet
It was a beautiful morning today, I woke up just like every other day. The kids jumping on the bed, my wife telling me to go wash my mouth because she had already taken out my coffee, and it would get cold. I said a prayer and did as she said, I drank my coffee and then jumped into the shower. When I got out, my wife and kids were gone, the house was quiet. I got dressed and took a long pause, looked around and kissed the pictures of my wife and kids, as if it were my last goodbye.
I rushed out the house to the train station, I to make a certain train at a certain time and as soon as I got to the bottom of the stairs I saw someone holding the door to let me in, I was happy and surprised at the act and as the conductor complained over the loudspeaker for him to let the doors go, I thanked him.
Surprised to see a seat available I sat without a thought.
“Hey sir"
"Why hello young man, what are you doing here? All on your own…." An expression
of confusion on his face.
“My Father sent me”
"I have a boy about your age and I would never let him ride a train on his own.
Why don’t you get off on the next stop and call him to pick you up?"
“It’s fine sir, He sends me out on my own all the time, I meet so many different people, from so many different places”
"I wish I had ran into you on a different day I would’ve had words with your dad."
“You can call him if you like”
"No kid it’s ok, I guess it’s none of my business"
“My Father said today I should bring home many friends”
"What does your Father do?"
“He sits at home and sends his men out to do work for him and makes sure everything goes accordingly to his plan”
"Just like he sent you out on your own…"
The kid giggles," Yea I guess”
"You know I have no time…. kid what’s your stop?"
“Union Square”
"K....that’s mine as well but…"
“9:10 Father said to meet with everyone and bring them home”
"Why don’t you get off a stop earlier and call a cop so they can talk to your Father?"
“Sir, you said you have a boy around my age, I can’t wait to meet him today”
"Huh...what...anyways, Yes, I do and one a bit younger...ok kid please get off on this stop it’s one before Union Square and there you can call or look for a cop and tell them what you told me"
“9:08, two minutes and I’m going to introduce them to Father”
"Come boy I’ve had enough" He grabs the boy by the arm and walks out with him, the doors closing behind him.
"Damn it boy...you have no idea...you made me miss my 9:10 appointment"
“9:09 Sir, hey is that your boys with their mommy?”
As the train leaves the station the man notices his wife and kids in the car that followed the train car he was in.
"Yes…", he said and tears began to roll down his face out of the shock of seeing them.
"9:10, Fathers calling me, I guess I won’t be bringing anyone home, He’s going to be so happy”
"I can’t believe it, what was she doing in that train and how did you know that was my family boy..." As he turns around he doesn’t see the boy anywhere on the station.
He then reaches for his phone and makes a call to his wife.
"Did you just get off the train?"
“Yes, I did, the kids had an appointment today, the train took forever and then it stood at our station for a bit and the conductor called out on someone for holding doors...Hey, are you crying”
"No….", as he wipes his tears from his eyes,
"I’ll come meet you guys"
“Yes, sure please do, the kids will be excited, we’ll be upstairs in pediatrics”
"Yes of course…"
“That’s him Officers, he was talking to himself the whole train ride, I followed him out because he looked suspicious and that was when he reached for his phone and I saw it.”
Cops then surround the man screaming,
“Sir! put down the cell, remove the vest, rest the bag on the ground and lay flat on the floor...NOW!”
I do as he says, and remove the vest. I then put the bag down and place my phone on top of it.
Quietly to myself, I thanked the boy that saved my family and all those innocent lives.
The Officers then called for backup on the radio, “We are going to need the bomb squad here, now!”