A Whole Nother Life

Gabriel pondered these questions as he sat in his favorite recliner. After mentally exhausting himself, he prayed for answers and then fell into a deep sleep. He began to dream that he was fishing in a dirty and odorous lake. He saw some people fishing and some were swimming, laughing and dunking themselves in and out of this lake. He noticed the fish were not taking the bait as they appeared sickly and lifeless, floating on the surface of the lake. He then saw the people that were swimming begin to eat the diseased fish. Some were throwing their hands up in the air as they were drowning. Some were vomiting up volcanic lava. They were crying and yelling for help. Gabriel wanted to help. Leon, disguised as an angel, grabbed Gabriel’s hand and said “Gabe you can’t help them because they’re dying and they will drown you anyway.” With an angelic face, Leon led him to a humongous house that looked like a museum inside. There were demonic looking sculptures, artifacts, paintings and portraits. There were numerous rooms with different displays. Each room they went into had less lighting than the room before it, until Gabriel could not see anything. He called out several times to Leon but there was no answer. He tried to get out of the room but he could not see or find an exit. He reached for his cell phone to call for help. He could not get a signal, but he hears the voice.