2:49pm
ROCK HARBOR MEDICAL HOSPICE
Gabriel walked through the hallway, on the way to the examining
room. Jeff, the security guard, said, "Sir? Looking for something?"
Gabriel stopped. He pointed at the door. "Is this where they keep
dead bodies?"
"Yes. Why?"
"I need to go.." He proceeded to open the door.
Jeff put his hand in front of the man. "Sorry, sir..can't do that! This room is off-limits to the public. You'll just have to wait for Dr. Harding to return, before you can get permission."
"I'm going in there.." He touched Jeff's left cheek with his palm. "Shhhh!"
The guard fell to the black-and-white tiled floor.
Gabriel opened the door and walked into the room. He sniffed the
area. "Ah." He went over to the table, where a body was completely
covered by a sheet. "Reja..old pal." He pulled the sheet down to the
corpse's waist, revealing Reja's body. Gabriel picked him up and laid
him on the floor. Then, he spread the arms out. He took a small vial
out of his coat and poured some of its oil in his right hand. He
massaged his fingers with it. After putting the sacred ointment away,
he placed his anointed hand in three places on the body: forehead, left side of neck, then the right side. When he was done, he got up and walked to the door. Before he left, he put a finger to his lips and then pointed it at the corpse.
The body immediately combusted into a torrent of flames.
Gabriel went out the door and closed it.
5:32pm
Wallace had just arrived at the hospital. Police officers were at the door, while Jeff was talking to them. Wallace said to the revived guard, "Jeff, what heppened here?"
The guard replied, "Some guy came and knocked me out. I don't know how, he just barely touched me and told me to 'Shhh'. Next thing I knew, I woke up on the floor, after about an hour. But the body is
gone."
"What?!" He walked in, going under the 'Caution-Do Not Cross'
banner.
Dr. Harding was standing over the body, while two people in lab
coats were snapping Polaroid pictures.
Wallace stared in surprise at the remains. "Doctor..what the Hell?"
The body was comletely ashen, his arms spread apart.
Dr. Harding shook his head in disappointment. "Looks like a snow
angel. This is terrible, Mr. Evans. It's gone. *Everything*. Nothing is left in this body to examine by any scientist. Of course, now the police have to take all the evidence and papers with it."
"All that work you put into examining this mystery..down the drain. All for nothing."
"This is going to look bad for the specialists that were going to be here. We have nothing to show them, no proof. Nothing to show that
we had a body! Now it's like it was never here. I suppose I should call them back to cancel, huh?"
"Looks that way. Yeah..do that. Then, clean up all this. It's only ash." He walked outside.
Jeff said to Wallace, "Look, Mr. Evans. Sorry, wasn't much I could
do. I was out *cold*...and we all know how I'm a very light sleeper."
Wallace aslked, "Jeff, did you get a good look at him?"
Jeff said, "Sure. I gave the description to the officers."
"What did they say? Any evidence?"
"Not really. Just ashes. No witnesses. Dr. Harding was away. Just my testimony that I was unconscious..wait."
"What is it?"
"What if..the camera! I'll take the tape from the security camera, go over it with my team here. See what turns up. I'm betting it was arson."
"Good. That gives us something to go on. Well, I'm headed for home
now, I have to check up on things there. You have my home number. So, if anything turns up, DON'T hesitate to call. Anytime."
"Sure, Mr. Evans."
Wallace walked away, shaking his head. Unbelievable. They were so
close to a breakthrough, to discover a mystery of life. And THIS
happens.
ROCK HARBOR MEDICAL HOSPICE
Gabriel walked through the hallway, on the way to the examining
room. Jeff, the security guard, said, "Sir? Looking for something?"
Gabriel stopped. He pointed at the door. "Is this where they keep
dead bodies?"
"Yes. Why?"
"I need to go.." He proceeded to open the door.
Jeff put his hand in front of the man. "Sorry, sir..can't do that! This room is off-limits to the public. You'll just have to wait for Dr. Harding to return, before you can get permission."
"I'm going in there.." He touched Jeff's left cheek with his palm. "Shhhh!"
The guard fell to the black-and-white tiled floor.
Gabriel opened the door and walked into the room. He sniffed the
area. "Ah." He went over to the table, where a body was completely
covered by a sheet. "Reja..old pal." He pulled the sheet down to the
corpse's waist, revealing Reja's body. Gabriel picked him up and laid
him on the floor. Then, he spread the arms out. He took a small vial
out of his coat and poured some of its oil in his right hand. He
massaged his fingers with it. After putting the sacred ointment away,
he placed his anointed hand in three places on the body: forehead, left side of neck, then the right side. When he was done, he got up and walked to the door. Before he left, he put a finger to his lips and then pointed it at the corpse.
The body immediately combusted into a torrent of flames.
Gabriel went out the door and closed it.
5:32pm
Wallace had just arrived at the hospital. Police officers were at the door, while Jeff was talking to them. Wallace said to the revived guard, "Jeff, what heppened here?"
The guard replied, "Some guy came and knocked me out. I don't know how, he just barely touched me and told me to 'Shhh'. Next thing I knew, I woke up on the floor, after about an hour. But the body is
gone."
"What?!" He walked in, going under the 'Caution-Do Not Cross'
banner.
Dr. Harding was standing over the body, while two people in lab
coats were snapping Polaroid pictures.
Wallace stared in surprise at the remains. "Doctor..what the Hell?"
The body was comletely ashen, his arms spread apart.
Dr. Harding shook his head in disappointment. "Looks like a snow
angel. This is terrible, Mr. Evans. It's gone. *Everything*. Nothing is left in this body to examine by any scientist. Of course, now the police have to take all the evidence and papers with it."
"All that work you put into examining this mystery..down the drain. All for nothing."
"This is going to look bad for the specialists that were going to be here. We have nothing to show them, no proof. Nothing to show that
we had a body! Now it's like it was never here. I suppose I should call them back to cancel, huh?"
"Looks that way. Yeah..do that. Then, clean up all this. It's only ash." He walked outside.
Jeff said to Wallace, "Look, Mr. Evans. Sorry, wasn't much I could
do. I was out *cold*...and we all know how I'm a very light sleeper."
Wallace aslked, "Jeff, did you get a good look at him?"
Jeff said, "Sure. I gave the description to the officers."
"What did they say? Any evidence?"
"Not really. Just ashes. No witnesses. Dr. Harding was away. Just my testimony that I was unconscious..wait."
"What is it?"
"What if..the camera! I'll take the tape from the security camera, go over it with my team here. See what turns up. I'm betting it was arson."
"Good. That gives us something to go on. Well, I'm headed for home
now, I have to check up on things there. You have my home number. So, if anything turns up, DON'T hesitate to call. Anytime."
"Sure, Mr. Evans."
Wallace walked away, shaking his head. Unbelievable. They were so
close to a breakthrough, to discover a mystery of life. And THIS
happens.
