Liam grinned. 'I want us to form a cosmic circle, to unite our groovy energy before crossing over.'
'Unreal,' slurred Sonya, missing Sylvia and Ulrik's outstretched hands.
Liam guided her back. 'Is everyone ready?'
'Yeah.'
'Then let us clasp fingers, close eyes and meditate on this moment before it is lost forever.'
'Oummm. ' Sonya giggled
Another taxi roared past, leaving an uncanny quiet. The ring of revellers listened. The silence continued, palpable like air conditioning shut down.
Sonya opened her eyes. 'Sh*t! The place is deserted!'
The street was indeed empty. All noise had ceased, no vehicles approached and light rain had begun to fall, transforming the scene into a surreal tableaux. The six stood in awe. God knew what chain of events had conspired to produce such an aberration in the busy district. That it had occurred during their meditation seemed even freakier.
'It is an omen!' proclaimed Liam. The stage is set; a sign is imminent! We must wait and watch.'
'I'm getting wet,' complained Sylvia.
'My love, that is of no import. In any case, I presage that this experience will be brief. Just hold for a moment more and believe!'
'All right then.'
Neil lifted his long arms. 'Whence shall come this sign, master? From the sky?'
Yvonne leapt onto a bench. 'Yeah, from the sky?'
Liam gazed along the glistening tram tracks, listening like a blackbird. 'Nay, children; not from the heavens. The sign shall issue from the earth. Hark! It approaches even now!'
At first there was only silence. Then, a lone light materialized. It grew slowly, but remained too dull to belong to a modern vehicle. The collective expectation of a motorcycle faltered as the engine's staccato identified it unmistakably as a Volkswagen. At last the image resolved into a Kombi-van. An ancient, dilapidated Kombi-van, with one headlight.

To be continued...