"Hi, Dr. Cole! I'm Celine. You asked me to meet you today." She introduced herself politely.
"Get inside the lab! We can talk there." Dr. Cole instructed in a cold tone.
Celine felt the chills coming up through her spine. Dr. Genius is a hunk! A cold one for that matter. She can't take her eyes away from his beautiful face. His chiseled chin makes him masculine and his eyes make him adorable. Even the crest of his nose suits him very well.
"You never had any lab experience. How can you call yourself a scientist?" Dr. Cole's voice echoed from the walls of the laboratory.
"I have a major in Biology and Psychology. My experience is from the college lab. I graduated top of my class." She boasted a little bit.
She can't concentrate on this unusual interview they are currently having. They are both standing up on the different sides of the laboratory table. Plus Dr. Genius is facing her with a deadly cold expression. He's super attractive for a scientist. Not to mention his lean and toned body is making her blush!
"You call that experience? The only related job experience you have is being an academic writer. But I don't need a writer here. I need an assistant to make a time travel device!" Dr. Cole explained.
"It's only the year 2021 doctor." She replied trying to stay calm
"What are you saying?" Dr. Cole snapped.
Celine tried her best to keep her cool even if she's starting to lose it. She doesn't care if this scientist is a genius and hot. If he continues to be rude, she's going to walk out of this interview. Sure, she doesn't have any experience working in a laboratory. But she knows her stuff and she can be a good assistant scientist in this lab.
"Based on your job ad, you need an assistant on June 28, 2030. That's nine years from now. I can get more lab experience before that." She defended her crushed ego.
"Hah! Ha...ha...ha…" Dr. Cole started to laugh.
What's wrong with this guy? She only told him about the details of his job ad. How come he's laughing right now like she said something funny? It's not her intention to be in this situation. Maybe walking out of that laboratory should be her next move.
"I'm building another technology for time travel. I don't plan to wait for 2030 to happen. I'm using the existing time machine to go to the future. It's easier to make that device on that date since the technology is already advanced on that timeline." Dr. Cole informed her after he stopped his evil laugh.
"So, if you hire me, I have to go to the future? As in we will be working in the year 2030 while it's 2021 right now. Is it already possible at this age and time?" She's blabbering now because of what Dr. Genius just told her.
"Yes, you can start now. You can use the lab coats over there! Don't forget to wear the goggles." Dr. Cole instructed.
It can't be happening… She already got the job just like that! After he just told her that she's lacking experience and she can't call herself a scientist, he accepted her in his lab. It doesn't even make sense how she got hired. She also needs to think about the working conditions.
Traveling in time can be very dangerous especially if the technology is not ready for it yet. She never read anything from the Science magazine or website about a successful time machine. Although the pay is good, it's not enough if she has to risk her life for the job.
"Sorry, I have to think about it first! There's no way I can work right away with this working condition." Celine said and walked out.
Dr. Cole was left in confusion since he's already getting the time machine ready. He thought that she's willing to be his assistant. But it seems that she has to think about the job first. What if she didn't go back to work with him? He doesn't have any applicants to fill the position.
He's sure that it's about his social skills. After working alone in the lab, he doesn't know how to talk to people. Another reason that she walked out maybe because she got intimidated. Not just from him but also about time travel. She may not be ready yet about the idea that they can go to the future right away.
It's such a waste if she will not go back to work for him. Celine is the kind of person he would like to train to specialize in time travel. He's been doing it alone for a long time now. But he needs to train someone to continue his legacy before he goes back and stays in the past. He will go back to the year when he's still powerful.
Celine was able to get back to her place after that unexpected encounter with Dr. Genius. She calls him that because of a magazine article from the past. Little does she know that his lack of manners compensated by being a genius. But he never allows pictures during his interviews. She never thought that he would look gorgeous in person.
Her cell phone rings while she's into deep thought. The idea of time traveling herself never occurred to her. She can't believe that there's a time machine that works from Dr. Cole's lab. She can deal with his rudeness but she's not planning to endanger her life. Maybe she should just forget about it.
"Hello? Who is it?" Celine finally answered the call after a lot of rings.
"Is this Celine Montgomery?" The lady on the other line asks.
"Yes, this is Celine. How can I help you?" She asks as well.
"I'm calling to inform you that there has been an incident here in the hospital. Dr. Simmons was killed from the shooting." The lady informed her without beating around the bush.
Celine passed out in an instant...
Derek Simmons 1990~2021"I hate to leave you all behind, but we'll meet again one day."Derek's gravestone made Celine cry even more. It's so sudden and she never thought that it could happen to one of them. Due to the pandemic, they weren't even able to hug each other. But now that he's gone forever, all she can think of is how to make up for their lost times together.The funeral is very simple and only close family and friends are allowed because of social distancing. Since he died because of an incident, the government officials allowed him to have the traditional funeral. Most people who died because of the virus were cremated.If only Derek's parents allowed him to be frozen. When the cryogenic technology is already available, he can be resusc
Dr. Cole's laboratory looks different from what Celine can remember. It wasn't this big a month before she visited for her interview. But she can't deny that it looks more like a scientist's lab now. She almost forgot that she's still mourning Derek's untimely demise."Don't look so surprised! We're in the future now, which is the year 2030." Dr. Cole reminded her."Right, I can't believe that your time machine really works, Dr. Cole," Celine replied."Please just call me Drake. I hate formalities between me and my assistant." He suggested.Celine looks at the scientist to see if he seriously means it. Even though they are now in the future, he is still the same cold Dr. Genius. He even dragged her to his lab
After being disappointed about the future, Celine's eyes widened as she entered one of the one-floor buildings. Chad brought her to the mall and explained to her that the buildings now are inverted. The reason behind it is the rise of flying cars and giant mushrooms.Now that they are taking the tube elevator to go down to the restaurant area, she can't believe that she's seeing the futuristic look of this building. It's underground and you can see a preview of every floor. They were able to take off their gas masks since it's already safe.She realized that they are wearing some dorky gas masks compared to other people around. It's embarrassing but she just comforts herself about the fact that no one will recognize her anyway. She was stuck from home for a long time trying to be a good academic writer.
"Celine, our avatars are here!" Chad announced in an excited tone.Celine is also excited so she immediately goes where Chad is. She saw the three large metal boxes and now she's standing in front of them. Chad opened the first one with his name on it and there's his avatar. He turned it on and greeted them like a real person."Good morning beautiful people!" The avatar said while the real Chad is smiling widely."Good morning, Chad 2! Please go to your charging dock. You need to get fully charged!" Chad instructed.The avatar walks towards the charging station and lays down on the charging dock. It closes its eyes as if it's sleeping. Celine was impressed with how the A.I. looks so real in the future. A
It's Celine's fifth day in the year 2030 but the testing is about to start. Drake is a real genius. He was able to build the time travel gadget from the year 2021. All they have to do is to apply the technology in the future and it should be ready for testing.Since they are already in the future, it doesn't take long before the technology is already applied to the device. It looks like a smartphone with the ability to make calls and time travel. Dr. Cole made the device that way in case of any unforeseen events during the time travel.Celine is still trying to settle this year but now, they have to go back to the present time. But of course, they are still going back to the future to start the mass creation of the device. Currently, they only have two since it's only for testing purposes. That means Chad has to stay in the lab to mo
"We're now ready to travel to the past!" Drake announced as if she's not the only employee around."When are we leaving the present, doc?" Celine asked.They arrived in the present time three days ago. Dr. Cole needs to wait for Chad's confirmation from another time. They were able to open a wormhole that will bring them to the past. Although they have to experiment with different things. They have sent an old cellphone to the year 2000."Why are we going to the year 2000?" Celine asked."That's the year I started building my first time machine," Drake replied."Wait, how old are you?" She asked because she's confused about his history.
They arrived in the year 2000 without any problems. Thankfully, the Y2K bug was already fixed during the time of Drake's chosen date. Celine remembered the rumors surrounding it when she's just ten years old. She's more concerned about her game console during that time.But now that they are back to the past, they will be able to change what they did wrong before. She only realized that Drake was also ten years old during this time. They are the same age and now, she worries that Drake might have miscalculated his age before going back."Ahm...Drake, I just realized that we're only ten in 2020." Celine told the doctor.The horrified look on Drake's face is priceless! It's unbelievable that a genius like him miscalculated his past age. He put his palm on his forehead as
Wa Nam Restaurant offers a lot of Chinese cuisines this year. It's been around since the 80s. This restaurant still exists during the present time. But the management has changed and so is their chef. This means the food was not as good as before.Drake ordered a lot of food for just the two of them. He's planning to taste all the good food he had here before when he was just ten years old. Seeing familiar faces in this place makes him nostalgic. But he's starting to worry since Chad hasn't made contact with them yet.Fried noodles, dumplings, roasted Peking duck, and a lot more are now served on their table. Drake was able to prepare old bills for this moment. But he's not planning to stay in the year 2000. They need to go to 2010 when he's already 21 years old.