Phoebe Comes Home - Episode 2

ON A DAY I SEE COMING

     As Phoebe lay there half-asleep, the sound of the wind seemed to carry a melody, a strange and mournful song. She imagined a procession coming toward her in the night, like a communication from some distant land. The song came closer and closer. She began to understand the words.

On a day I see coming
Tell you where I'll be
With all of you in sorrow
Beneath the ancient tree

Then tell me there's a chance for us
Let me hear you say
We can find a bridge to cross
There must be a way

When there seems no tomorrow
For the life we've known
I'll take your hand in sorrow
We won't be alone

Then tell me there's a chance for us
Let me hear you say
We can find a bridge to cross
There must be a way

     Phoebe had an overwhelming impression that the song was intended for her personally. What can it mean? she wondered.
    Someone was coming in search of her.
    Suddenly she was stunned by a shattering crash, a roll of thunder that seemed to vibrate through the window. A flash of light glinted on a pair of eyes pressed up against the windowpane.
    "Wake up!" roared a voice out of the darkness. Phoebe could feel her entire body shaking. She had the vivd sensation that she was lying on the skin of the earth, feeling the pulsing of life beneath her.
    "This is for you!" pleaded the voice. "Look at me."