We did not exit the way we had entered. It seemed to me that we simply went from the bright light of Heaven into the night.
I sighed as the cool night air touched my face. I took it deep into my lungs and felt my whole body relax. I hadn’t been aware of how tense I’d been until I felt that tension drain away.
“Boy, am I glad to be away from there,” I said.
“Thank your lucky stars you were able to leave. As you’ve just witnessed, a multitude of others don’t have that luxury.”
We continued riding, past a town whose street lights were the only illumination. It must have been late and all the residents in bed. We stopped by a pond, by a tree whose branches reached out across the silvery water. Reflected in the water was the full moon.
Reginald and I sat down beside each other on an expose
