Invasion Day
December 24 2008; 8:59 PM- December Skies
The sky was black with the night, and no moon was showing. The cold winter air was sharp and unwelcoming around the farm. I was only fifteen on this day, my birthday was coming up soon and I was just enjoying a nice walk alone. The trail was crunchy from the frozen dew and the air was almost completely silent. The occasional rustle of trees from the wind was the only noise that could be heard apart from my feet on the path. I remember this day so vividly not because, of the holiday preceding it, but because of the events that transpired just minutes after where the story began. 9:01 December 24th was the time that changed my life forever. That was the moment when the entire human race was altered. The world as I had known it was forever changed in a very silent, but noticeable way. I was just looking up into the sky still crunching along the path when there was a low hum that began to emit from all around me. It was very soft at first, but then it grew. I was confused, but did not pay attention to the noise until it became louder yet. The sky began to lighten as if the morning was coming early. It grew lighter as the sound grew louder. The hum was now a roar and I merely stood perplexed looking at the sky and wondering where it was coming from. The entire area was almost completely lit now and still I could see nothing that the noise could be coming from. The sky grew ever lighter and I had to turn away so tat my eyes did not hurt. I looked back at my farm and saw that my mother and father were outside. The sky grew to a painfully bright white and the sound became overpowering and shook my body. I cried out to my mother and father, but the sound was so loud that all of my shouts were in vain. Feeling a burning in my skin from the light I ducked into a nearby ditch hoping to avoid it. The light began to burn my clothing and then all of the sudden it stopped. The world went dark again and the noise stopped. When I looked up I saw a large object embedded in the ground before me. It was square and metallic unlike anything that I had ever seen before. There was a faint glow around it and the ground next to it had melted and been pushed up the sides. I was about to get up when I saw the bright lights coming down the drive. In fear of the humming happening again I ducked down in the ditch once more, but this was no strange light these lights were familiar. As they got closer I realized that they were headlights. A large black van pulled up beside the metal and four men in white haz-mad suits stepped out. They examined the object carefully and they began to walk towards the farm. I watched as they knocked on the door and waited for someone to answer. Staying in the ditch was probably the smartest decision I ever made in my entire life. As they waited I saw my mother come to the door followed by my father and sister. I saw my father talking to them and looking a bit confused. Then all I saw was the men in the suits shoot him in the neck with what appeared to be some sort of dart gun. He fell limp as my mother screamed. Two more shots were fired and I saw my mother and sister fall to the ground. They were among the first people to be taken to the quarantine camps. The men in the white suits loaded my family into the van and drove away. I stayed low as the car passed and waited until it was out of sight to move. I stepped out of the ditch and in a daze brushed the dirt off of my body. My clothes were tattered and my head ached from the light and noise. I stumbled down the road away from the now empty farm that used to be my home. I walked down the dusty road towards the nearest house that was over eight miles away.