You Again [h.s]

72. Bipolar

A week has passed and that unknown number that texted me had left me alone. I've been extra cautious in my day to day life. I never go out alone and I make sure to drive around a few extra streets to make sure I am not being followed. It seems so surreal this life I am living, but it is dangerous and I need to watch my back.

When I mentioned that the unknown number had left me alone, it didn't mean that the person who I think is Adam has left the people I care about alone. Jacko texted me ten minutes ago saying Adam is at his pizza place eating and he's been asking Jacko about me again. As I grab my keys to walk out the door I receive another text from Jacko.

Jacko: told him to come to the back part as I need a hand lifting something but I just want him away from everyone else eating at the restaurant whilst you're here.

Ella: thanks I'll come through the back way I'm on my way.

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My palms are sweaty as this is the first time I will be face to face with the monster that I hated. Ever since I've been with Harry, I have slowly begun to forget about him but now that he is here again all the memories have been flooding back to me.

Pablo greets me and sends me a sympathetic smile as he points to the storage room. I can hear two voices and my heart flutters in my chest as I take a deep breath and open the door.

Black adidas sneakers, black joggers and a black adidas jumper is his attire, which shocks me as he never used to dress with such brands. He was more of a flannel and shorts kind of guy with fake converse or something. Jacko and Adam stop talking as they both look at me. Jacko rushes over to stand in front of me whilst Adam is puzzled at first, but his shock then turns into a grimace.

"Ellie my goodness you have changed. Look at you." He attempts to step forward towards me with open arms to hug me, but Jacko stops him. Adam looks between Jacko and I and snickers before saying "so you have another boyfriend do you?"

"What are you doing here?" I ask him.

"I just wanted to see you." He looks straight into my eyes and begins crying. He never cried, he hated showing emotion so him crying had really caught me by surprise but I don't react. "It's been five years Ellie."

"That doesn't answer my question." I cross my arms and look away from him. I hate that I feel bad for him crying because I shouldn't, he never cared when I cried or screamed in pain because of him. He would just laugh at me and tell me to shut up.

"I miss you so much. I've been looking for you for all these years and finally I seen online an article about you and that boxer asshole and then articles you had written showed up and I couldn't believe that you reached your goal. You're a journalist, a very successful one." He smiles and wipes his tears away. He is silent for a moment and when I look back at him he is frowning. "You left me. Do you have any idea what you put me through." He shouts.

"Calm the fuck down." Jacko warns him through gritted teeth. There is definitely something wrong with Adam, this isn't normal. He was sad for one moment and then smiling and now he's angry.
"I love you." He tells me and I shake my head.

"I loved you but no matter how many times I told you that you would keep hurting me. You are a monster, you do not deserve me or happiness." I glare at him. "So don't you dare tell me that you love me."

"I had lost my mother, I was hurting." He pleads.

"So you took that out on me? See a bloody counsellor, get help. But locking me away and making sure I would never escape from you whilst you continuously assaulted me and knocked me unconscious was your option of dealing with it."