Yesterdays Gone: SEASON TWO (THE POST-APOCALYPTIC SERIAL THRILLER) (Yesterday's Gone)

visions.”
    “Well, I’m not sure I’d call them visions,” Will said, not sure where Brother Rei was headed with his line of questioning. “They were more like dreams that happened to come true. And it’s been months since I’ve had any.”
    “You and I both know that nothing just happens , right?”
    “I suppose,” Will said.
    “And what did these vis . . . dreams tell you?”
    “Not a whole lot,” Will lied. “Just bits and pieces, really. The one thing I remembered most was the date, of course. And that a lot of people would disappear all at once.”
    “Rapture, you mean?”
    “Well, I’m not sure what to call it,” Will said. “Nor did my dreams explain it, really.”
    “And how long have you been having these dreams? ”
    “Decades, on and off.”
    “And you never thought to warn anyone?”
    “Well, I warned people I worked with at the Air Force. They thought I was crazy.”
    “People can be doubting of The Truth. So, what did you do in the Air Force? Did you fly?”
    “A bit, at first, but then I was a researcher, of sorts.”
    “Of sorts?” Brother Rei said, eyebrows raised. “What does that mean?”
    “It’s too complicated to explain,” Will said, wishing he’d said something with a thinner skin of truth. The truth was something he couldn’t explain to most people, let alone a fundamentalist who saw things in two ways, either of God or the Devil.  
    “Why, because I’m just a dumb rube who doesn’t understand technical jargon?” Brother Rei said sharply, his eyes no longer disguising his disdain for Will.  
    “Did I do something to offend you?” Will asked, surprised at how quickly Brother Rei had dropped the courteous act. Will wanted to calm the man, and get the hell out of the room before things got out of hand. This was not part of the dream, and Brother Rei’s interference was a danger to everything .
    Brother Rei smiled, though his smile had the warmth of an igloo. “How did you come to meet the boy? This child with such powers?”
    “Luca? I dreamed of him,” Will said. “Something told me I’d meet him, and I did.”
    “ Something. Not God, though, right? Because God doesn’t speak to you?”
    Will wasn’t sure what to say. There wasn’t much room for navigation. He could tell the little weasel wanted to pick a fight; it was all Brother Rei could do to keep his fist from suddenly swinging at Will. This man was a bully, a power-hungry one at that. Will had seen his kind, dealt with his kind, plenty of times before. He was a petty little man with inadequacy issues, looking to make a name for himself, however he could.  
    Brother Rei was looking for a reason to spar with Will, but Will was smarter than the weasel by a wide berth. Will wouldn’t give in to the attempts. He would remain calm in the face of Brother Rei’s fury, no matter how quickly it rolled to a boil, or how high the bubbles rose.
    “So, tell me, Brother Will. How close are you to Luca?”
    Will didn’t like the innuendo in Brother Rei’s voice or the arch in his left eyebrow when he said ‘close.’ Had Brother Rei discovered his secret, or was he simply guessing? In any event, homosexuality didn’t equate to pedophilia, and Will would have to hide his outrage if that’s where Brother Rei was going with this.  
    “What are you asking?” Will met Brother Rei’s dark eyes, almost daring him to voice his ugly suspicions.
    “Just trying to figure things out, is all,” Brother Rei said with a devious smile. “Do you think Luca is possessed?”
    “What?! That’s crazy.”
    “Do you not believe in demonic possession? Have you not seen enough of what’s happened outside, or been paying attention enough to know what it means?”
    “Don’t you have better things to do with your day than spend it asking me questions about my faith? What is the point of all this?”
    “The point, Brother Will, is to determine which side of eternity you and your little group are standing on. Brother John may have been fooled by your act, but I’m not so naive and trusting as he.”
    “If you don’t trust us, then why have us here?”
    Brother Rei smiled at this as if it were some kind of joke, and that it was all he could do to keep his laughter contained. He leaned across the desk, lowered his voice, and said, “You’re right; you shouldn’t be here. Please, let yourself out.”
    Will was confused, “Out of this room, or leave The Sanctuary?”
    “Both. Go tell your friends their