Illusions (Alt. Ending)

Chapter 05 (PRESENT)

ALESSANDRA'S POV

Once the classes are over, I ran back to my dorm and started to gather all the files and experimental records I'd kept and finally the model of the human brain I've build.

I have decided to keep this upto me & Ervin. I know once I tell Vanessa, she'll make a fuss and assume everything and announce everyone. And I don't want any more attention than I'm already getting by topping our batch.

I recheck everything before I made two rounds to take half of the things upto Ervin who's standing outside and half carrying myself.

Ervin helps me to get all the things safely and undamaged, inside Professor Blackford's office.

Professor Blackford wasn't there in his office when I got inside. Ervin left to complete his own project and I waited and quietly worked on my experiment's progress.

Almost after half an hour, Professor Blackford walked inside his office. He had two takeaway coffee cups in his hands.

I stood up from the chair when he walked inside. He handed me one cup and kept one for himself.

He keeps studying my model of brain before he takes a seat beside me.

" Whose brain model is this? " he asks.

" Mine. " I replied.

His hand suddenly stills like for a moment he became stone and then recovered immediately. Professor turns to face me, his eyes on mine. Grey like storm eyes staring into my meadow green eyes. He looks at me for a long minute before he says, " You're a genius. "

I blinked few times before I flushed from the appreciation from one of the best teachers of the whole med school.

And after that Professor and I worked on my research everyday after the classes. I had tight two hours between when the classes ended and when the doors of the dormitory was closed. So, we hadn't have time for any other things except for focusing on the project but still there has been some kind of comforting relation that has been gradually building between us.

I could feel him lowering his boundaries for me.

One day, as usual Professor and I was continuing my research. I sat listening to Professor as he explained how the experiments over the years had proved that human brains could be developed if gone through a certain series of procedures.

I was listening, I remember I was listening to him when his words slowly faded and my eyes closed before I dozed off on his office table.

I had barely gotten any sleep in these last few days.

I attend classes all day and work with Professor after that and then study the rest of the time, pulling all-nighters. I knew it will come out soon but Professor Blackford's Office tops the list of the worst of worst places where I could fall asleep.

I don't know for how many hours I was in my dreamland. When my sleep breaks, I abruptly got up and looked around and then the realization of my surroundings hit me.

I internally face palmed myself because I don't have the energy to do it physically. I looked around when i realized i was on the couch. My head was aching. I tried to ignore it and get down from the couch.

When I kept my one foot on the ground, I realized my shoes were taken off too. I looked for it when I saw them at the foot of the couch, neatly kept. I immediately put them on and looked for Professor.

Oh God! How can I-

When I walked to his table, I saw him sitting on his chair across the visitor's chairs, reading something. Looking at the chairs, it suddenly popped in my mind that I'd fallen asleep here. On his table. Then- How-