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Elias drank the whole. I poured another glass of scotch for him. He drank as if he was thirsty for a long time. I poured another glass . But this time when he was about to pick up the glass I put his glass down. " What's the matter?" I inquired. He looked at me then touched my face. I was little embarrassed. He never do such a thing. We have only a good professional relationships. Suddenly he drew my face towards him. He kissed me on my cheek. I drew back. I drank from my glass. My hands were shaking . I pulled the sleeves of my sweatshirt as if I don't want to show him my shivering. Its getting dark so I got up and switched on the light. We could not adjust with the sudden brightness in the room. "Put off, Becca" Elias voiced softly. I put off the light but switched on the zero power one. I sat beside him. I could smell the perfume he was putting on. He lighted a cigarette and put it in his mouth. He exhaled the smoke out from his nose. I looked at him. Then he offered it to me. I took the cigarette from him and inhaled the smoke . Elias began to caress my hair. He touched my scar at the forehead but didn't ask any question. I felt uncomfortable. He is a totally different person to me today. I touched his hand. He pulled me towards him. My lips touched his. I didn't say anything. I felt a weakness in my heart. My stomach ached.He hugged me very tightly and whispered in my ears. "Will you let me stay with you, Becca?" I freed myself from his arms and stood up. I took him to my bed room. He lifted me to the bed and kissed me numerously. He didn't care to open my clothes nor his. I could feel the heat beneath his body.I loved the way he is making love to me. We were making love for about two hours but not sex. Then he made a confession "Becca, I have been in love with you since I saw you." I was surprised because sometimes he behaved rudely and sometimes didn't care to say a word.
" Will you believe if I tell you that I am also in love with you? But I am afraid to express . You are so impolite or rude sometimes ." I confessed . Elias laughed aloud and kissed me on the lips. " Now tell me what happened ? Why were you perspiring when you came here?"I asked.
" I had been to a place that is unknown to me. It happens when I dropped you here. I stopped my car to buy a packet of cigarettes. The shop owner seemed to know me. He called me 'Danny' and then smiled and asked me how my life was going. I glanced at the table calendar and was astonished that the year was 1984. I asked the shop owner why he had kept calendar on the table as it was 40 years back. The owner looked me in surprise. He asked me not to take pressure on studies. Too much knowledge blocked the mind he told me.I didn't understand what he was saying. He then asked me about the law case that I had taken a few days ago. I was astonished and wanted to tell him 'fuck you' . Instead offering him the money I sat on my car and started the engine. I drove my car a yard and turned back to see the signboard of the shop. There was no shop. No billboard, nothing. My head began to spin. Am I dreaming? I put my hands in my pocket and found the cigarette packet. Yes it was real. Then where's the shop. A cool breeze began to blow. I was sweating inspite of it . I tried to phone you. But there was no signal. Then I turned my car towards your apartment." I was listening to him in dumbstruck . I sat on the bed and covered my eyes with my hands. "Same thing happens to me also .I am Nancy in the other world." I blared. I told Elias every thing, about my accident, the scar on my forehead, about Anne, about Jezz , about the peepal tree and about the letter in the book. The most interesting part is that I experience the other world from where it stops , means when I go to that world it starts from there. When I am Becca here, the world stops for Nancy at that time. We were both silent for sometime. Then I embraced him. He pulled my head to his heart. " Elias , will you move in to my apartment?" I looked at him with my tears rolling down my cheeks . Elias wiped my tears and nodded. We kissed for a long time and went to sleep. The next morning we have to be in the cliant's house.
