Chapter 11: The Revelation

Two days later, Ray and Fraser were sitting at the airport gate that would take them on the flight back to Chicago.

They took their last look through the windows outside, of the bright Miami sunshine that served as a reminder of the fun and relaxation they had achieved.

Not saying a word, they boarded the airplane.

"I think I'm going to take a little nap," Ray announced after they plane took off.

Peering up from his father's journals, the Mountie nodded.

Ray knew exactly what to expect.

Dream Sequence

The room was again larger than the last time. The surroundings and the clothes Ray was wearing were now a soft off-white, in no way harsh to the eye, as the time that he and the Mountie were stuck in an overwhelmingly bright room while being restrained in straightjackets.

The Detective looked up to see Fraser in the brightest of white.

"Greetings. Glad to see you again," Fraser said warmly.

Not really sure why, Ray gave him a slight nod.

"So tell me. What do you know?"

"What do I know? Well, I think I might know what's going on now."

"So?" Fraser prompted.

"I've been too selfish. Looking out for myself. But that's how it works down there."

"And what do you think of that?" the Mountie probed.

"What I think is that on the surface, there's nothing wrong with that." Ray stopped and thought for a moment. "Maybe you will be happy living that way, but how long does that really last? If you get everything you want, what's suppose to come next?"

The Mountie smiled. "So then what do you suggest?"

"Well, even if it seems too trivial, you should do something for something else," Ray slowly said, barely believing the words coming out of his mouth.

"Wouldn't that be counterproductive?"

Ray paused. "You would think so. But after you give it a try, you find that it really is…" Ray trailed off, trying to think of the right word.

"Fulfilling?"

Ray looked back at the Mountie. "Ya. Exactly."

"So when we lose ourselves, we'll find ourselves. 'For what good is it if you gain the world, but lose your soul'," Fraser seemed to quote from someplace. "Is that what you're saying?"

Ray's eyebrows went up. "Something like that." He shook his head. "After all this time, I'm becoming an upright showcase," he muttered in awe. It dawned on him that Fraser kind of lived his life that way.

"Many people might look at it like that, but they don't care enough to really know what that means and what it can do for them."

Ray let out a breath. "I guess I'll have to just do my part."

At that moment, the walls around the two men fell to the ground, and suddenly they were no longer confined. Sunshine spread everywhere, and it felt like they were on clouds.

Ray looked around in wonderment. "Could I ask you something, Fraser?"

Fraser turned to look at Ray and waited for the questions.

"How were you sent here? And why?" Ray asked. "By whom?"

"You were looking for me, weren't you? Remember when I told you that those who seek shall find. You won't be able to understand how. But by whom? Why don't you ask him yourself. He's your friend."

At that, Fraser slowly swayed out of sight.

End Dream Sequence

Ray shifted his eyes opened. He was on the flight back to Chicago. He turned and looked at the Mountie, although not really looking but actually thinking.

Ask him? Ask who? 'He's your friend', Fraser had said.

The realization of the statement suddenly came to Ray. "Hey, Benny?"

"Yes, Ray?" The Mountie looked up from a journal that he had just finished and closed it.

"What does this mean to you? 'Those who seek shall find'."

Fraser thought for a moment. "It sounds like something from…the Bible perhaps?"

The Bible! Well, Ray was kind of Catholic but that didn't mean he definitely believed in God. But who said that statement had anything to do with God? There were tons of stuff from the Bible that people used all the time, wasn't there?

"Benny?"

"Yeah?"

"Who sent you to me?"

"Well. I suppose I brought myself on will because when we were on the trail of my father's killer…"

"No, I mean in like, retrospect."

"Oh. Ah, I suppose a higher power if he was called upon. That is, if you believe in it."

Ray fell quiet. He didn't know what he believed, but he knew what he learned. And he would apply it soon.

"One more thing Benny. What do you think of the colour blue?"

A little perplexed, Fraser found a response. "Well. It is the colour of the sea and sky. It kind of signifies expansion. Depth. Wisdom."

"Ah."

"What is it?" Fraser asked, puzzled.

"Nothing. You just remind me of someone."

Side note: Please continue to the end.