What Lies Ahead

I slowly turned the wheel, not knowing what was around the next dark corner. My headlights pierced the night sky, straining to discover what was ahead. I struggled to keep the car from colliding with unknown peril as my gaze darted about the blackness ahead of me. A light appeared ahead in the night sky. I could see people figures of people slowly crossing the light source, causing it to flash and then reappear. The silhouetted celestial citizens moved slowly in a line toward an unknown fate. Each person appeared to be singing, but I heard no sound. The silence freed my imagination to fill the void with the possibilities. Bewilderment crept in to my consciousness as I tried to find my way. I kept the lighted gathering in sight and circled their location. Without any ideas left, I parked my car in a dark spot with a wall of trees behind me. I kept watch to the front. People started to approach from the direction of the light. There were strange men in uniforms moving directly at me. One man spoke into a cell phone. A moment later a stream of vehicles converged on his location. I shut off my headlights and prepared to leave my car. Just then, a large van emerged from the darkness and came to a screeching halt only inches from my vehicle. People poured out of the vehicle until it was surrounded by its former occupants. I slowly got out of my car and waited as the shadowy squad escorted me to a dimly lit set of double doors. Inside was a long narrow corridor void of people and filled with the unknown.