Deja Vu [ Lilian Ashley ]
53. Obsessive

TODAY I do the activity as before and it is no different from before. Go to college, then work. The only variation is a short date with Zack. Yeah, that's just my day.

I am thinking about the tour that will be held on July 20. It feels like it has been leaked how the atmosphere will be when at the top. Watch lonid meteors, hike, kanu, camp and barbeque. It was supposed to be my first time, but it was the same as repeating the things I had done.

"You've got a long hair, Ashley." Zack's hand tidied my hair that had entered my jacket. "It's a shame to have it cut."

"so. After all, I had no intention of cutting it," I said, holding onto this wavy hair.

We were walking along a red carpeted corridor after watching together in the cinema. The film is shown in the genre of thriller-romance which tells of a woman who is running away from the pursuit of her former lover until across time. Sounds weird, but I like it.

Finally we looked for a seat and ordered coffee at a small cafe booth.

"If there's an emergency, you can cut your hair" Zack continued, leaving me confused by his words.

What kind of emergency does it mean?

"Your body is a little hot. Did you forget before going to bed to patch the window slit? You could have been sick from the night wind despite using the blanket."

His words stunned me for a moment.

"Oh, yeah. I want to ask, what does parallel world mean?"

Why suddenly discuss this? Wasn't I the only one who knew about parallel worlds? Does Zack remember our time together? No, the Zack I knew was dead and now the man beside me is just like me who rose from the dead in a state of amnesia.

Who knew it was me and .. my diary book.

"I never told you if there was a window in my room" I said awkwardly. "Then, parallel world? Those theories are only written in diary books. So, are you ..."

My mouth wanted to ask, but it felt stiff to throw out the sentence I wanted to say.

"I've been in your room."

It was like being struck by lightning when I heard this sentence from the mouth of the man next to me. That's an act outside my permission.

"Why indeed? Your boyfriend. I also want to know how your things, your surroundings and personal things that I would definitely know if we lived together later," continued Zack who made me more shocked and frozen.

"It's a privacy violation!" I snapped to my feet as a result of goosebumps with his words earlier.

Zack pulled me slowly to sit down, then said, "What privacy, Ashley? Aren't we gonna be together any minute? What I did wasn't wrong."

"Wrong!"

His hand caressed my cheek and replied, "Better, there is nothing hidden between us." Then, his expression turned flat, as if he was about to break my neck bone. "Really, right?"

Silenced, no courage and tension immediately stuck in my body. What he said was true, but it shouldn't be an exaggeration like this.

"I think I should go to the toilet." He got up and moved the chair. "Wait here, Ashley."

His passing made me seem to escape from the trap. My eyes were unceasingly wide. This situation is completely beyond reason. Meanwhile, Zack's cell phone was on the table and my curiosity enslaved me to try tinkering with it. But what should I look for?

I have to hurry before he comes back

So many apps I don't know about. Social media and foreign websites. There is also a note containing number codes that cannot be understood. Finally, I decided to open the gallery. Again the shock was present due to Zack's behavior. So many pictures of me in so many different places. Starting from dating him, photographed on the back, walking out of the cafe clair de lune, entering the campus or even being in class once. Really, I never realized that he took this many pictures of me!

Not just all that. Some of the photos that surprised me even more were of me sleeping in my room, preparing breakfast, and even standing on the balcony.

My head shook slowly as I could not believe that her existence was always around me, but I could not tell her presence at all. Truly the skill of a professional intruder and no wonder he works as a hit man.

"Ashley's."

My name is called which makes me shocked. The phone fell off and was picked up by the owner.

Zack's hand shook the phone, saying, "Did I allow you to open this?"

As I stood up and snapped, "What the fuck? You're stalking me!"

"Stalking what?"

"You photographed me without permission, even in a place that should have been my privacy."

His head was tilted in giving my clashing reaction. "I'm just curious."

His face displayed a sinless expression, as if I was just talking to a wall. It's gone too far, Zack is absolutely unforgivable. I only saw half of the photos in the gallery. What if there were portraits of more severe results, such as when I took a shower or changed clothes?

"That's no excuse, Zack." My feet spontaneously stepped back. "It's not a curiosity, it's an obsession!"

THE TRACK!

His phone fell to the floor, then he stepped on it until the screen was cracked and possibly damaged.

"Done." Zack looked at his phone. "There's nothing more to dispute."

Seeing his behavior, it makes me reflex to swallow saliva and fear.

"Did I have to destroy this too, Ashley?" A camera that used to take pictures of me, he showed it to me.

My head shook and was immediately closed when Zack also dropped the camera until it was damaged. I bit my lip after seeing her strange behavior.

So bad and excessive. If he was willing to destroy the item that always accompanied him anywhere, doesn't it mean that he could at any time damage important things, including me? Moreover, his temperament as a psychopath in which his good attitude should be doubted.

"I'm sorry if it doesn't make you comfortable ..."

"No ...." I looked at him with hostility, then picked up the bag and dialed the mobile number. "Your deeds cannot be covered by mere apologies or enticements of gift items. It's too out of bounds, you're obsessed with me!"

Right, these are all fatal mistakes.

I immediately stepped up and continued, "This can't be allowed anymore. We better break up."

"Ashaley!" Zack called after I walked away leaving him.

"Don't stalk me anymore" I rebuked as I turned to him.

As fast as lightning, he approached and hugged me. My hand tried to push him constantly, until it managed to escape.

"Don't approach me. Or not, I'll report it to the police. I'm serious!"

My feet ran and went out. The taxi I booked earlier must have come and I hurriedly gave my apartment location to escape from Zack.

Is my act right? Zack knows my apartment. No, he'll be looking for me like before. Is it possible that I should move in and ask Kai for help with River?

If I had just reported to the police, wouldn't he have been free because he had a backingan, then I would have been caught for accusing him haphazardly. If it really happened, he would have made an offer to get me back to life with him or better carry out the punishment from the police.

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