I only see the journey, not the destination.’ Esteban nodded. The kid had never lied to him before and God knows he had reason to. Jimmy had been taken into custody without access to a lawyer or a phone call. They kept him locked up in a cell at night and for most of the day. Yet from the beginning he had done nothing but cooperate with them in every way. This kid had faith – real faith, and in comparison Esteban could only rue the fragility of his own flawed and hollow convictions. ‘So what are you seeing right now?’ ‘The same as what you’re seeing - an empty highway. The visions showed me when to turn onto this road and they’ll return when it’s time for us to turn off of it. Until that time, I expect my sense to be dormant. The universe is very economical like that. It’s all to do with quantum physics or something.’ Esteban slammed his foot on the brake, bringing the truck to an abrupt stop. Jimmy’s body went rigid and his heart rate quickened. ‘I didn’t see that coming!’ ‘Cut the bullshit,’ said Esteban.
