I could hardly manage to finish anything on my plate. I forcefully gulped things down my throat without a complaint, because I knew, the Indian ancestors respected food.

And I just had seen a glimpse of that.

I was the last to get up, because I felt so heavy. My stomach needed just one bite more to be exploded.

I was holding my abdomen, creeping my way out of that mighty room. The dress suddenly felt so tight that I was scared of ripping it apart from the sides. I was crying to myself as I wore the sandals that I had taken off outside the dining room.

I was crying because I had to climb high hills and mountains, before I could finally be back in my room. I knew palaces were no joke, but this one, this one must have been the largest one that ever existed.

"there should have been that service here" I spoke to myself dragging myself somehow.

" What is a cab?" That Mayan look alike guy from earlier, spoke.

"huh!" I was startled by his sudden presence. But more than that, I wanted to buy time.

Just fraction of seconds more, to think what can I possibly say about the foreign language.

"is there some sort of service our kingdom seems to be missing?" he asked genuinely.

"no no." I gave a dry laugh. "this place is... uh.. fantastic." I gave the statement of appreciation with a thumbs up, which earned me another question mark, as he looked back and forth to my thumb and my face. I immediately put my hand down.

I was in no position to explain him things, especially when I was food pregnant.

". What's your name?" I tried to divert the flow of the conversation.

"Yug" he replied. I smiled and nodded in response and simultaneously started to walk again because I knew it would take me an eternity before I would be able to reach my room.

"So what do you do, Yug?" I asked again.

"I am a minister here." He spoke submissively and respectfully.

" ohh. " although not the English term, he would have sensed the question in my tone.

"uhhm.. I look into the matters, related to public dispute and public affairs, and try to handle them at my level, before it reaches up to the King."

"ohh... so you are the " I smiled at him, realizing it later that my terms will get me executed one day.

"sorry!" he leaned ahead to hear me better.

"nothing." I nodded and pulled my hand ahead towards him, "nice to meet to you Yug" he looked at me with the constant question pasted on his face.

I slowly took my hand down smiling to cover my embarrassment.

"Although I don't mind" he spoke, ignoring my weirdness. "when you are in front of the courtiers, please address me as Minister Yug. Taking just my name, becomes too personal here." I nodded in gratitude at his polite explanation.

"I mean thank you." I nodded with a smile.

I was happy at the brief encounter with this man. This face, in my world, has been proven to be a great friend of mine. I hope, here too, this face stays by my side. Although that's too difficult to expect.

***

I had skipped through my dinner, because I couldn't find a way to burn all the calories I had taken in this afternoon. I slept through most of the length of the remaining day, or scroll through my gallery, tearing down at some pictures while smiling at others.

It hadn't even been 24hrs, and I missed my family so much. It's not that I haven't stayed away from them. I have stayed alone most of my life, in rented apartments, moving out my house when I was 18. Working part time in cafes and stores.

If, the time of both the future and the past were running parallel, which means, if I escaped my world at 1:30pm, and came down here at 1.30 pm; then I can use my Q tab as the time reference.

I have woken up in the middle of the night, and my Q tab, which is supposed to show time from my world, is displaying 3am.

So I assume it's 3 am now.

I had slept in my jeans, so it was more than uncomfortable if I have to mention. Also I was hungry, and had severe headache.

I had seen this coming. Normal teleportation kept me dizzy for hours, this was still time travel.

I needed caffeine.

My drug.

But I was not sure if I could expect a cup of coffee here.

I was holding my head, massaging my temple. When my Q tab dinged. The tabs were designed to sense when the owner is awake or sleeping, for sending notifications. Of course that was adjustable, so that you don't sleep through emergency

I checked my Q and was rejoiced by the realization that I had food products in my cart.

And now you must be thinking how will that work here. So let me tell you. This is different.

A beautiful different.

Just meant for a situation like this.

So you have to recharge your coupons and before the expiry of your coupon, you can fill products in your cart. The Q tab comes with a practical 3D cart along. It is like a small box, a carton like thing. It is called a crate

You can keep your products listed up in your cart for one year. And whenever you want, whether or not you have internet, you can download them in your crate.

Only the items, already purchased, appears in your cart, and then you can download them wherever.

It was made after a group of people were stranded in a desert for a week, with no water or food. That included a pregnant woman and 3 kids too. I don't know the details, but even though all were rescued alive, 6 of them died in the hospital.

This system was made for emergencies like those.

I just had to check if I had carried my crate along with me. I generally don't use this service, which means the crate must be lying in my bag somewhere.

I emptied all the compartments of my bag on the bed and luckily I found my crate present.

I opened the case to find a small packet of tissue papers present. I must have it delivered at some point, and have forgotten to take it out.

I removed it to keep it in my bag.

I checked my cart. I had 132 items listed in it. I didn't know my overthinking would keep me prepared for situation like this one.

The list of items consisted of more tissue papers, noodles, snacks, face-wash, water bottles, chocolates, medicines, and wait even coffee and so much more. I started jumping on bed and screaming with joy and relief.

And although this seems too much, 132 items were really less if I have to sustain through this for minimum one year.

My overthinking almost had me convinced, that Aavak or his professor will do some technical changes, and if those will fail, I will be here for my life.

Although my life seems less than 1 year now.

I decided to concentrate on one thing at a time.

I ordered my coffee pouch. And like the small product that it was, it got delivered within minutes. I opened my crate, with hope and expectations, not sure if it would work here.

But it did. And I was never so fascinated by science and technology, than I was now. I was so proud of the techno-savvy life that I was a part of.

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