The Vision. Linda Blum
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threw a pillow at him. “Wrestling definitely has to go.”
“Over my dead body,” Ren replied.
“That can be arranged.”
“You’d miss me too much. Who else would tease and wrestle you and be there for you.” He paused as a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. “And give you the pleasure that I do.”
His words touched on something deep within her. Even though they were just fooling around, both physically and verbally, she realized what he said was true. They had been married for ten years now and the longer they were together the closer they got. They were best friends and no matter what happened they supported one another.
Judy began feeling better after their tussle. She was enjoying a quiet evening with her “boys”, as she fondly referred to her husband and son, until Ren had to leave. He forgot his planner at work and had to go pick it up. He was about to head out the door when Jay asked if he could tag along. Ren hesitated at first, not wanting to leave Judy alone, but she convinced him that she would be all right.
When they were gone, Judy decided to start reading the new novel she had just bought. She went over to the bookshelf and found it wasn’t there.
“Where did I put the darn thing?” she asked herself.
While looking around for her book, her breathing suddenly became short and stifled. Something is wrong she thought. She stopped her search to tune into her feelings and find out what was going on. Images of twisted metal and Ren and Jay covered with blood flashed in her mind.
“Oh no!” Judy cried. “They are going to be in an accident.”
She ran to the phone to call Ren’s cell, but got his voice mail. Judy began to pace. What can I do to warn them? Suddenly a vision of Jay came to mind.
“That’s it”, she said to Sam, who followed her every step. “I’ll try to send him a message telepathically.”
Judy recently became aware that she and Jay could communicate telepathically. She only experienced this type of communication once before. It happened many years ago when her mother was dying. After her death, Judy never had it happen again, until now. It freaked her out but Jay, of course, thought it was cool.
For some reason, they couldn’t do this all the time. Judy figured their emotions got in the way stopping the communication. Right now she needed to get the message to Jay, so she tried to remain calm and focused.
She said a prayer and then took a couple of deep breaths. When she felt ready, she pictured Jay in the car. Scenes of the accident crept in her mind, but she pushed them aside. She focused on her son and told him to tell his Dad not to take the expressway, as an accident was about to happen. She kept saying this in her head over and over again hoping that he got it.
After a few minutes of continuously repeating this, she felt utterly exhausted. She tried Ren’s cellphone again, but the machine was still picking up. Judy tried to remain calm, but couldn’t. She grabbed the phone and dialled her uncle’s number. He was better at detaching from his emotions so his psychic abilities stayed intact. The sound of a busy signal rang in her ears.
“Damn!” she yelled.
She tried again in haste to reach him, but was unable to. Feeling scared and helpless she went into the living room, sank down onto the couch and stared anxiously out the window, willing Ren’s car to pull into the driveway. She leaned her head against the backrest, closed her eyes and prayed for Ren and Jay’s safe return.
Judy’s eyes flew open when she heard a loud knocking sound. Sam barked and ran to the door with Judy following quickly behind. She reached for Sam’s collar and opened the door. Standing before her were two police officers. One was an older man about forty. He was tall, solidly built and had black hair with grey streaks throughout, giving it a salt and pepper look. His eyes were deep green with tiny lines that surrounded the edges. When he looked at her, Judy noted they seemed distant, probably caused by years of seeing too much suffering. A younger officer stood beside him. He was shorter and broader with buzz cut hair. His solemn expression made Judy feel uncomfortable.
They didn’t enter right away since Sam was growling, trying to determine if they were friend or foe. The older man slowly put his hand out and the dog stopped growling to sniff it then moved around to his crotch.
“Sorry about that,” Judy apologized pulling Sam away.
“Are you Mrs. Storm?” the older officer asked.
“Yes,” she answered quietly.
“I’m Officer Bender and this is Officer Fenelli,” he said pointing to the young man. “May we come in?”
She nodded her head and then stepped aside to let them in. Judy’s stomach began to churn as she watched both men. Officer Bender ran a hand nervously through his hair and began to speak.
“Your husband and son were involved in a terrible accident.” He hesitated before continuing, “I’m sorry to have to tell you this, but they’re dead.”
Judy’s ears were ringing and she felt faint. She stood frozen, not believing what was said.
“No! It’s not true. Ren and Jay are on their way home,” she said reaching for a chair to sit down.
The younger officer grabbed her arm gently to guide her.
“We are so sorry Mrs. Storm.”
Judy felt ill.
“Mrs. Storm, we need you to come with us to identify their bodies,” she heard Officer Bender say.
Judy shook her head trying to clear the dreadful images that were coming to mind. No they’re wrong, she thought. I’m going to go find them. She stood up getting ready to leave, took a few steps then crashed to the floor.
Officer Fenelli was beside her within seconds. “Mrs. Storm, are you all right? Mrs. Storm....” he shook her gently.
Officer Bender quickly joined him. He bent down to gently pick her up and then set her on the chair. Reaching for a tissue, he handed it to her to wipe the tears rolling down her face.
“Can we call anyone for you?”
Judy stared blankly at him. She knew she should phone someone, but couldn’t remember anyone’s name. Her brain wasn’t working.
Officer Bender knew she was in shock as he had seen this reaction many times over the years. He went to grab her coat and motioned for Officer Fenelli to help him. Gently they lifted Judy up and placed her in the coat before guiding her outside to their car.
On the drive over to the hospital, no one spoke. When they arrived, Officer Fenelli stayed at the front
desk to speak with the nurses while Officer Bender lead her to the morgue. A man wearing a white lab coat greeted them. He nodded his head in acknowledgement at the officer then gave Judy a sympathetic look before introducing himself. Officer Bender told Judy to stay right there as he walked into an office with the man. She heard the sound of hushed voices and knew their conversation wasn’t meant for her to hear. Within a short time, both men appeared and lead Judy into another room.
The room was vast in size and very aseptic. There was a wall of mid-sized metal doors straight ahead and to her left was an examining table. On the wall, was a cupboard filled with containers and beside them were various medical instruments. She assumed their use was for performing autopsies. The thought of this made her stomach churn. She became even more nauseous when they walked straight ahead to the set of metal doors. The man opened the door and pulled a table out.
On it was a white sheet covering a body. Judy’s heart pounded wildly when he pulled the cover off to reveal Ren. Feeling dazed, she stood looking down at him. Slowly she reached out to touch him, but when her hands met the coldness of his skin she jerked them away. Reality began to sink in and she felt sick. Her mind was so fixated on Ren that she didn’t notice the other door being opened behind her. The man gently turned