Prom night is supposed to be a memorable occasion for high school seniors, but for Sarah Arias, it was also a night of courage and resilience. The 18-year-old Brooklyn student was on her way to get her hair done for the prom when she was pushed onto the subway tracks by a homeless woman in Queens. She managed to escape getting severely harmed by pulling herself back onto the platform before the train arrived. She then went on to attend her graduation party that night. Arias was waiting on an elevated J-train platform at the 75th St-Elderts Lane station, when she encountered the alleged assailant , 26-year-old Shemecca Wise. Wise had been arguing with an unidentified man who allegedly threatened Arias as she walked past them. When the argument ended, Arias said she tried to move past Wise, who pushed her just as the train was pulling into the station. “It didn’t feel real. I was flying through the air,” Arias told The Post from her home. “It just felt fake.” Arias said no one helped her as she quickly got up and climbed back onto the platform, despite having scrapes and bruises on her knees. She said she was so scared that she was crying hysterically. Despite the life-threatening event, Arias admitted that the only thing on her mind that day was the prom and whether she would be able to attend in spite of the investigation and her injured knee. “I just kept telling

my mom I have to go to prom,” the teen said. “I’m not missing prom. How can you miss prom?” Cops met Arias in Cypress Hill after she called the emergency line and took her two blocks from her school to a homeless shelter, where authorities had arrested Wise. The teen said she was asked to identify Wise, who she described as looking “like a normal person” before the sudden shove. Wise was held on $25,000 bail at her arraignment on charges of attempted murder and attempted assault. Still, Arias noted that the orange juice she was drinking fell through the tracks and onto the street below after she was shoved, saying it was miraculous she didn’t fall through as well. Mom Jeanette Jimenez, 47, called on the city to do better to protect students and residents. After the ordeal, Arias said that she went home to rest and get ready for her prom. She said she didn’t want to let the incident ruin her special night. “I wanted to have fun with my friends,” she said. “I wanted to forget about it.” She said she wore a long black dress with silver sequins and had her hair done in curls. She said she danced and enjoyed herself at the party, which was held at Russo’s on the Bay in Howard Beach. She said she is grateful for being alive and having supportive friends and family. “I’m just happy I’m here,” she said. “I’m happy I made it.”