Call of Home (Part 2/3)

The fire was big and was scorching through the building. People felt scared as they felt that the fire was brought and sprouted by the hell. Stanley was shaking and thinking about why he travel through time just push his desires. His desire to be with Anna would result into chains of unexpectable events.

"Anna!" Stanley screamed for her name.

He surge the flames without hesitating for a second. He was filled with sorrow and anger. Sorrow as he might lose Anna again, not caressing and be able to see her once more and anger to the council's plan of provoking him. His legs felt heavy as he saw how flames eat up the inside of the building yet he was holding for the hope that Anna was safe even though it seems impossible from the way he heard the explosion.

Anna's room was on the second floor. He went upstairs as fast as he can as he knew every second diminishes the chance that Anna could be found alive. His sweat from running evaporated in the air as he felt the heat produced by the flames. The heat of flames and the smoke from the burning wood made it hard for him to search for her. He knew that he could also be in trouble if he stayed for a couple of minutes inside. He decided rush finding Anna.

"Anna!" He screamed again for her name.

"Anna! Where are you?!" He shouted once more.

The smoke became thick that resulted him to cough. He shook his head as he felt light headed. He didn't gave up searching for Anna, his tears began to flow in his face. He was crying because he doesn't know where to look for her. Anywhere he look at he only saw how the building was being eaten up by the horror of flames. He launched a punch to a wall, blaming himself for all the things that happened.

"It's all my fault." He cried out his frustation.

"If I have just accepted the fact that I made a choice.. I--" He heard a voice from a room near where he was standing.

"Anna?" Hope sparked inside him.

He rushed and got inside the room

"Anna!" He shouted again.

"Help.." He heard a weak voice and scanned the room to look for Anna.

He saw her laying on the ground with the broken table covering her. Stanley immediately free Anna as she was stucked under it.

"Haah!" He grunted, with his force he managed to get the table out covering Anna's body.

"Anna?" He saw her not without any scratch from her body. He was surprised on why Anna managed to be alive after the explosion he heard from the phone.

He shook her off gently to see if she would regain consciousness immediately.

"Sta-Stanley?" Anna managed to opened her eyes a little and recognized Stanley.

Stanley felt happy that she heard and saw her again. He hugged her light body. His eyes says it all, how thankful he was that she was alive. He was scared to death when he heard the explosion, not just his knees weakened but as well as his whole body felt weak.

He then carried her and got her room. The room collapses as soon as they manage to get out to it.

"Thank you.. again.." Anna said and passed out.

He heard the ambulance and firetrucks coming so hurriedly ran to got out of building as soon as possible to have Anna a medical assistance.

The medical attendees immediately helped Stanley. They put Anna inside the ambulance and Stanley got on as well.

"What's her name Sir?" One attendee asked him.

"Anna Walter." Stanley replied.

"What's your relationship with her Sir? Are you his brother?" He asked Stanley another question again.

"No..actually.. I'm his.. friend." Stanley answered him.

He didn't confessed his feelings for her yet. His 24 year-old self was still hesitant to tell her what he feel, butterflies weren't freed yet from his stomach. Now he thought that he didn't have that much time left, he will make sure that she will be safe everytime when she's with him.

"Ah.." He tried to grab his phone but he felt the pain on his hand.

"Your hand's injured Sir." Another attendee noticed his hands bleeding.

He let them them treat his hands with the first aid kit they have. He remembered the time his punched the wall. He felt the pain or anything at that time except feeling frustrated at himself once again. He thought he took any precautionary measures that could possibly affect their project but he left one possibility and now with his negligence all the things changed. Change way worse than the past memory he had in his mind.

He looked at Anna and he felt sorry for what he did. All of the things that she has been dealing with should've never happen if he didn't made the time capsule or be engaged with his passion to prove time travelling could be possible.

"Well you've done it. You proved that time travelling was possible." He thought to himself.

His face says it all. He felt guilty by his acts. He wanted to prove what he was dreaming about but that went unexpectedly to certain extent that all will be bearing the consequences of his dream. He breathe out to let out his frustrations again and again but he couldn't change the fact that he already made a damage. A damage to anyone's life in any parts of the world especially to Anna.

The ambulance arrived at the hospital and they carefully transfer Anna to a hospital bed.

"Sir you can wait outside the room and we'll give you details about her current situation later." The medical attendee said to him.

He nodded as a response and they brought them to a room.

***

He was waiting outside the room a couple of minutes now but the doctor hadn't got out of the room yet. He started walking in circles and started worrying that her dad might be worried about her too. He was about to turn his hand into a fist but the pain seeps through.

"Ahh.." He felt the pain in his hand. He immediately noticed his wrist.

He remembered that he only got three months to make things right and change his to not be a physicist anymore.

The sound of the door opening startled Stanley. The doctor then went to tell him the news.

"How is she doing doc?" Stanley immediately asked the doctor.

"She didn't develop any hemmorage or concussion in her brain but she might felt pain on his back but it isn't a thing to worry about." The doctor said to him

"Huh?" Stanley was left confused by the things she said.

He clearly heard an explosion to the phone and he saw how she trapped under the table but she was fine after all of that.

"I'm pretty surprised by it too. You said how there was an explosion but her body wasn't that heavily damaged. She had some minimal scratches but that wasn't normal if a fire broke out." The doctor was surprise on his findings about Anna.

"Thank you so much." Stanley thanked the doctor.

It was kind of odd to see her with just minimal scratches after what happened. Stanley looked at Anna and she seems perfectly fine. He was left confused but he was grateful that after all of that she was alive. He walked in and looked at Anna's face.

"I love you and I'm sorry." That's all he can say for now.

He was controlling himself not to tell her everything but if it became handy he might as well tell her the truth. He trusts her but it was against the conditions set by the council. They did him dirty but he will be needing some explanation if he managed to succeed on what the fate holds for him.

He touched her face. He remembered the time he first gently laid his hand on her face. Her face was smooth and soft, with angelic smile and beautiful eyes he realized how much he loves her. Her eyes were speaking to him as much as lips move. They were lovely to look at up until now.

"I'll be right here and I promise that I'll save your life even though it means my life." He said to her and reached for her hand.

He was holding Anna's hand tightly and noticed how the watch blinked again and again. He kissed her on the forehead before heading out to take the message. He went outside the hospital and went to a spot where there are no people around. He clicked the watch and saw Miss Johannson's holograph.

"Oh! Mr. Wood! I'm glad you're able to use the watch." Miss Johannson sarcastically said.

"You! I will not forgive you!" Stanley outraged.

"Don't be angry at me Mr. Wood! I'm just doing my job!" Miss Johannson reasoned out.

"Who are you to tell me not to be angry?" Stanley's tone was different from before, his rage can be heard just by listening.

"Is that him?" An unknown female voice was heard by Stanley.

Judging from her voice, she might be a noble or some sort. Stanley doesn't like the sound of it.

"Yes your highness." Miss Johannson said.

Miss Johannson scoot over the side and let Ms. Scott converse with him.

"Well, Mr. Wood how would like your present to be?" She said in deep calm voice.