something is always going on

something was going on. about a half hour ago i was sitting on my couch watching tv. i heard a plane fly overheard. then i heard another. and another. planes don't fly that often or sound that loud over my apartment, so that made me think they weren't planes going to jfk or laguardia - they were helicopters. i couldn't help but notice them fly overhead for 20 minutes. i looked out of my window 3 times while the helicopters were flying above trying to get a glimpse of them to help me grasp what was going on out there. i don't like hearing a lot of helicopters or police cars go by. i live in new york city. i can't help but wonder what is going on. and honestly, when i heard all of the helicopters tonight, the first thing that came to my mind was a terrorist attack. but why would they attack at 10:30 on a random, rainy night? then i thought, maybe there is a high profile person flying into the city. but why would someone be flying in by my apartment at 10:30 at night? then i heard sirens from a line of police cars. maybe there was a big accident somewhere near by - it's raining and the roads are probably slippery. i flipped through the tv channels - cbs, fox news, cw news, ny1. no special reports. what is going on out there? i wondered. i was kind of nervous, but glad i felt safe in my apartment. i hoped the noise would stop so i could sleep calmly and wasn't kept awake wondering.

then, just as the sound of the helicopters faded away, i saw a clip on one of the local news channels. it was the explanation for all the noise outside my windows: john edwards is in new york. he arrived today shortly after his wife announced that she has cancer. 40 minutes ago, he left an event on 54th and park ave. - a mile away from my apartment. phew, so all the commotion was just john edwards leaving a building and getting into his car. now i can sleep soundly.