The Royal Explorer (Completed)

Chapter 41

(This is the third update of the day. Make sure to read chapter 39 and 40 before this)

It has been 3 years. 3 years after I have returned from the 15th century.

It took me an additional year to complete my graduation since I had gone missing. I was called in sick at the university and they were told it was because of the health issues that I had to miss my classes.

Nevertheless, I graduated and I was now working as the assistant researcher in the national historical firm. The pay was good, but it was more about the work that kept me intrigued.

I was about to be promoted soon, because of my apparent hard work and dedication. Little did they know I sat back in research center, working overtime all through the night because I didn't want to go home. I would find myself only crying pathetically every time I was alone. There were a couple of times in the initial few day when I had returned, that I attempted to physically harm myself, either using blades and knives, or hot water or oil.

Thankfully I identified my deteriorating mental condition, and I started seeking help from a mental health expert. A psychiatrist. Currently surviving due to medicines and counseling.

I wouldn't lie, Neel is always in the back of my mind. 

Like Prof. Darsh had assumed, none of it happened. 

I did not forget about Neel. Everything about him was intact, as if it was just yesterday that I met him, confessed to him, held him, kissed him.

But I learnt to live with it. Hoping he would be seeing me, somewhere from heaven.

I had hardly seen Prof Darsh; maybe only a couple of times after I got out of the hospital. I asked him not to contact me, or give me any information about Neel, especially if it contained the fact the Neel died.

Even if Neel was dead, I wanted him to stay alive in my head forever.

I had given a testimony in favor of Aakav in his legal procedure. He had begged me an apology a million of times and to be honest I internally thanked him for letting me meet Neel. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have even known Neel the way I do now.

The last time that I and Aakav met, he told me his professor had flown over to the US one year back, and they couldn't get in touch with him. so the further update with the time machine has been halted, and it just won't work until Darsh comes back.

I was 110% sure he has gone back to his time and is not planning to return anytime soon. The old man was smart. Nobody could use the time machine now in his absence.

Well I had anyway given up on the idea of using the machine anymore.

I was going back to my home, the one I had recently moved into. Ever since I had started working I recollected how Neel thought my house was small and not breathable. So I had decided that the first investment I'll make, was to a buy a huge house.

Ofcourse it was difficult given the population and the land, but I managed one 2 storey house to myself.

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I was getting in my car when my new Q tab buzzed.

It was a message.

From Darsh.

It looked like an address of a hotel

I tried calling him on that 15 digit number, but it was suddenly 'unavailable'

It took me a while to come to a decision, and I decided to be there, on that address.

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