Chapter four is ready sooner than I thought. And I'm already working on chapter five. It is right to send many thanks to my friend Keaira who was my beta for this chapter :)

Thanks for reading/reviewing so far :) I hope you'll enjoy this chapter too.


"... a mixture of feelings resonating into a symphony. For there's no way anyone could hear that symphony. You can only feel it while it's vibrating through every living cell of your body..."


"Can I borrow your pencil please?"

He could hear her voice everywhere.

"Thank you."

Her marvelous blue eyes were looking at him. Her image was fading and reappearing even clearer, inside his scattered mind. The touch of her soft skin was still lingering on his fingers.

Nikola opened his eyes. Every time he closed them, he was stepping into another world. He could barely distinguish reality from dreams. Images were running through his head. His entire world seemed to be shrinking when he thought about Helen. His heart was always one step from exploding in his chest. He couldn't remember the last time his heart had been quiet.

A fever was tormenting his entire body. His forehead was soaked-wet as well as his hands. His throat was dry and he was breathing heavily.

Lying on the bed, he locked his gaze on the ceiling. Although he had been aware that the obsession that took over him was not a normal one, he never expected such consequences.

Nikola didn't want to miss any of the things happening to him, he was fascinated by his condition. Although that was one of the most tormented nights he had been through, he was feeling grateful.

He had met her. In a single day, he had accomplished more than in the last three months. He found out her name. He spoke to her. He looked her straight in the eyes. He touched her… And he got the promise that she'd be there tomorrow as well.

In a moment Nikola realized that seeing her was not enough anymore. He needed her presence. That's what his mind was trying to tell him. Nikola needed Helen…

He moved his gaze to the clock on the wall… 6:00 am. It was time for him to get ready to go to university. The thought brought a smile on his face. He was going to meet her again…

She descended from the carriage. Heading to the entrance, she stopped for a moment and looked behind. Nikola was on the bench watching her. He got up blushing that he had been caught. Then, he crossed the street and went to greet Helen.

"Good morning Miss Magnus." Nikola said bowing his head.

"Good morning, Mr. Tesla." She replied. The sound of her voice sent frozen shivers to Nikola's bones. There were almost twenty four hours since the last time he had heard it.

"I was just on my way to our Physics class." Helen continued. "Would you like to join me?"

Nikola was surprised by her question. Trying his best to hide the overwhelming feelings, he replied in a calm tone,

"It would be my pleasure."

And he offered his left arm to Helen. She took it and so, they both entered the grand door of the university. Heading to his class, Nikola had the feeling everyone was watching him.

Helen was walking gracious beside him, occasionally greeting professors and students she knew. The physical contact between him and Helen, made Nikola feel both uncomfortable and fascinated. He had isolated himself from people so much that he limited the physical contact with them as much as he could. And it was also his germs phobia that kept him away from humans. But being so close to Helen, the source of the new feelings that took over him, was different to anything else he had ever experienced.

Even though his heartbeats accelerated to an abnormal rate, he managed to keep himself under control and successfully arrived in the class. There, Helen released his arm and went to her bench. Nikola did the same. Only twenty inches separated them.

He didn't even realize when the class was over. Nikola had been too mesmerized by Helen's sight to pay attention to anything else besides her.

Even though the bell had already rung, Helen was still in her bench looking through her notes.

"This doesn't make sense!" She exclaimed in a loud voice.

"Can I help you with something?" Nikola asked approaching her.

"These calculations… the drawing… I must have done something wrong. Everything is so messed up. Perhaps trying Physics was a mistake." She said.

For a moment, the thought that she might drop the Physics classes they shared caused a deep pain in his heart. He plucked up his courage and said.

"Perhaps I could help you…"

Why was he doing that? She would probably just refuse. What if she'll feel insulted by his offer? What if he'll never see her again? What if…

His thoughts were interrupted by Helen's response.

"Would you be that kind? I don't want to be stressful but I really need these Physics notions for some… research I'm doing…"

"It would be my pleasure." He replied happy of his success.

"Thank you so much." Helen said. "Can we meet in the library after classes? I really want to start right away! I mean… if that's fine with you."

"Very well then. I'll be there at three o'clock." Nikola replied unable to believe what was happening.

And that's how it began…

Every day, after classes, they met in the library. Nikola soon realized – or better said, proved his theory – that Helen was far from being a regular English lady. Although she had a very intense social life and knew a lot of people, underneath her grace lay an adventurous spirit.

Her eyes could tell more about herself than a thousand words. All he had to do was look into her clear blue eyes and he would know exactly what she was feeling. Nikola was studying Helen. Every move, every gesture, every word… he memorized them and then at night, he would analyze them. He was always trying to figure out a little bit more about this fascinating woman.

Helen Magnus was an extremely intelligent woman. Her thirst for knowledge never ceased to amaze Nikola. After just a few lessons in the library, he discovered he could have endless discussions with her about everything: science, history, religion, medicine, philosophy, psychology… And it was all a pleasure to discuss with her. Sometimes Nikola was struggling to focus on her words instead of her mesmerizing voice. Other times he would just let her speak while he measured the intensity and tonality of her voice.

He had known from the first day he'd seen her that Helen was not a shallow woman. She always amazed Nikola with her judgments, ideas and conceptions about the world they were living in. And he always treated her like an equal despite the fact that men did not give hardly any credit to women at that time. More than an equal, he started to admire her for her intelligence, determination and courage to speak up her thoughts.

As time passed by they dropped the formal Miss and Mister, using only the others first name. The sound of her voice while she was speaking his name was a symphony to Nikola's ears. His heart flinched every time he heard it. The Physics lessons were slowly replaced by long discussions, lectures and laughter. Yes laughter... After more than fifteen years since that tragedy that tormented his mind, Nikola rediscovered laughter again. It had become one of their favorite activities to make the other one laugh. And as wonderful as Helen's voice sounded when she was speaking, hearing her laughing always filled Nikola's heart with joy.

That is how another three months from Nikola's life passed…

One day, they were in the park, standing on a bench and watching the pigeons fly when Helen suddenly spoke.

"Nikola, what would you say if I'd ask you to join a little group dedicated to science and knowledge?"