As the sun was raising slowly in the horizon, it fell on an old building. The mid range building, it had 5 level, and is slowly losing its color, from the blue color, it slowly fading into the white almost greyish color. In the building, there is many people working and attending patients and clients who come to treat their mental and emotional issues, on the front there is a board, Memorial Psychiatric Hospital. As many staffs, are professionally handling the people there, a tall skinny person slowly walks toward the director room. He looked as if in his own world, and slowly he walked toward the room.
“Welcome Nav, how are you doing today?” asked the dean, he was in fifty, slightly balding, he was short in height, his voice was deep. Slowly Nav, looked at him, he still looked bit dreamy and tired. “Sir, I’m ok, I’m following your advice and taking my medicine. It’s a big help for me Sir, you have done a wonderful for me. Thank you sir”. The dean just smiled, and looked at him, “don’t lie, you are a good psychiatrist here, but your not a good actor. You have been taking the medicine, yet I can see the sleep still avoids you. I can see it clearly, come on Nav, you need to stop all this, focus on your life back. Its been almost 10 years, you came here 5 years ago, I helped you as much I can. Now you need to help yourself”
Nav just looked at dean, his eye was shallow and almost lifeless, a small smile appeared in his cracked dried lips. “I’m sorry sir, I just couldn’t sir, like you said sir its been so long, but I just cant move sir, my time and life stopped at that moment. For now I’m just feeling satisfied in helping others, maybe because I’m like this, that I can make contact with others in need and help them. So there is a positive in this. Slowly my life is turning sir” . The dean just shook his head, and looked at him, “did you stop doing the game code” Nav face changed, he become sad and bit his dried lips, there was not even blood in it to drip out, an emotionless guy showed a bit of sadness, and slowly shook his head.
With a heavy sigh, the dean just looked at him, “you need to stop, that coding is what is causing you stuck in time. Come on Nav you know better.” Nav just looked at him, “sorry sir, if I solve it, then only I can achieve peace. I need the answer, you know this sir.” The dean just looked at him, with a heavy heart, he stood up and walked behind him, slowly he put his hand on Nav shoulder. “Ok man, I understand that, but don’t strain yourself, since the game coding is made by someone smarter then you. Take your time and slowly do it, at same time, don't forget to take your medicine, you need the sleep also, f not you might loss the reality” Nav just smiled, and hold the dean hand, as gesture of thanks.
Slowly the dean went to his chair, and pull out a blue file from his desk. “Nav, like you said, your way to connect is special, so here I have this case for you, can you settle this case? But the patient is from a wealthy family, they don't want anyone to label their child as crazy, plus they have a big reputation to take care, so you must go there and handle the case there, it will help you i think, beside the place is on the hill top, the place smell of tea leaves and jasmine, a very beautiful place, specially known for their tea leaves and hills which always kisses the skies, another special is the sun set and rise is so beautiul there. There is a case which might you can solve, also it’ll be change of place for you, who knew this might help you also, but remember you must go there, must move away from your comfort of this prison after this five years.”
Nav just looked at him, he was deep in his thought, and it looked he was in dilemma, all the portray of the place made him think to his younger days, the place he lived once and called home, it was almost exact like that, whether to take the case or not, since he was very afraid of leaving this place, it has been his sanctuary, but he felt if a person he can help, he should go, so slowly his hand reached the file, his hand was full of healed scar, his nails also have been bitten so deep, his skin was also very dry, a tell tale sign of person healing from depression and anxiety. He just pulled the file to him, and looked at it, it was a case involving a 10 year old kid. As he start to flip, the name of place made his hand tremble, and sweat start to come out even in though the room, is very cold from the air cond.
The dean just hold his shoulder, “I know, this is the place your time stopped, now you’re needed there to save a person, so think about it, no need to rush, you need to go back and face it all, i'm sure no one will recognize you there.” Nav couldn’t read the file, he was starting to breath heavily, also and sweating, the place of name made so many feelings rush into him. He was almost into a panic attack, but slowly he steadied himself and start to hold tight the file. He slowly let a deep breath, and made his mental prepare, he must go where ever the place as long there is someone in need of his help. He took the file and walked out, the dean just smile as he walked away, “all the best my boy, may you find peace for your heart, answer for questions, and also the good sleep you always searched here, where it stopped you must start from there, that is game of live, and circle of life"
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The next day, as the sun rose, Nav already packed his item, he just had two suitcase and also a desktop. As he start to start his car, to move there, he felt a big pain in his heart, he couldn’t stop thinking about what waits there a, place with so many memories from good to bad, the place that had made him who he was today. Slowly, he start to remember the how much pain and hope the child parents would be having to believe someone can come and cure their child, he felt all was waiting for him, slowly he thought about the case, he haven't read the file, he plan to read it after he have seen the patient and their family, to have a better understanding. Slowly he reached the place, as he stopped and looked at the foothill, the beauty and ugliness this hill hides for so many years. He just slowly started his car, and was deep in the thought.
Slowly, Nav, try to move the car, but he couldn’t move the car, his hand was sweating, his heart was getting faster, he need to calm himself before moving up the hill, he's whole mind is being filled by all his past life's, the memory of this place was coming back into him like an open dam water. He was slowly starting to feel dizzy, he almost feels like want to faint, he was afraid, he was alone, near the hill slope to climb up, and he was feeling to faint, slowly there was hand touching his back, slowly Nav felt awake, he was bit startled, since he was alone in the car. In anxious he looked around, there was no one in the car. Nav breathing has become slow, he felt the touch was something he was familiar of it, yet there is no one. Nav slowly felt oxygen come to his brain, and he start to regain his conscious, all the past memory stopped, he was focussed on thinking who touched him. He felt it was a familiar touch, a touch lost so long, a touch that gave him strength and confidence.
Nav, slowly start his car and move uphill, as he moves up. Nav is slowly looking at the scenery, the green hills and jasmine plant giving a fresh air, and making his mind more fresh. Slowly he’s start to relax and he saw many places, Nav was feeling very happy, seeing the place he saw long ago, there hasn’t been many changes, the hill still smell of tea leaves, the air is bringing the smell whole over hills. For the, building there is smoke bellowing from the house that is making tea and food. he can remember place he walked, hiked and run around to bath in the lovely waterfall, saw the sunrise or sun set, also places he catch wild life as for fun. Slowly Nav reached the top of hill, the only place that made him afraid and angry at same time In back of his mind there is lot of thing makes him afraid and angry.
As he reach the top of hill, the scenery changes, there is so many old mansion, which is built in European style. The mansion brick is reddish color, and the window is covered in beautiful colors, which always had made to look like a figure or plant using the color glasses for the windows. Nav just looked at all this mansion, his heart felt very heavy, and there is so many memories still rushing into his mind, but this time his mind still remember the touch he felt in the car. So he wasn’t getting panic attack, but he just still think about the touch, with this Nav slowly reach the place he was meant to reach.
There is a big mansion, with majestic gate covered in gold lion, this lion looked intimidating, with its open mouth, baring the fangs, and the fierce eyes, it was to show the reputation this place had., the mansion inside this gate looks bluish color, the window is in rainbow color. The mansion is looks like old castle type, in the middle there is fountain, around it is the road in where two big black colored car waiting like guard. Nav just stepped out of his car, he looked at the gate and he walk near the gate, a powerful wind gush hit his face. In that wind there is a smell of tea and a small fragrant of jasmine smell. Nav slowly feel rejuvenated and his dry lips feel wet. The air brings moist and life to Nav, slowly he smiled.
Nav moved near the gate and press the bell, there was a loud ring, and slowly the gate opened, with the lion splitting apart, as Nav walked in, he was feeling so many things, most of it was bitter, yet he stepped move forward. As Nav, looked at the door, it was a big two door, made of solid wood, with so many intricate carving on it, mostly the motive was based on flower. There was a brass knock on it, he just knocked on it, as he stopped, the door opened and two person was standing near the stairs, and in front of him is a old man in formal cloth, “welcome sir?” Nav just nodded, with a whisper, “so this is new game”, slowly he entered into this big mansion, as slowly the door behind him closed, as if swallowing him into the mansion.