Obsessed

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Sunday, November 3

After the strange event that transpired in the mall, she couldn't help but feel a vague sense of familiarity about that man. It was like she had seen his face somewhere, but she just couldn't pin it. Maybe he was a parent that she came across on school campus. That's probably not even it. The high school isn't even that big, so couldn't have seen him there. But it was something about that  smile of his that made her skin crawl. It was so unnerving. It almost reminded Iliana of the time when- No that couldn'y be him. It couldn't be.

Iliana was snapped from her thoughts when her infant let out a shrill noise that shouldn't even be possible for a being of his size. She looked down at him with a look of amused bewilderment and chuckled. "Now what is your problem, little guy. Huh?" Iliana asked as she leaned over to stroke his little cheek with her finger and put the pacifier in his mouth before returning to look at the rack of dresses in front of her. "What do you think I should wear to the dinner tonight, huh Zachy?" She asked with a spaced out tone.

She stood in a small clothing store with fashions ranging from casual to formal. At the momemt, Iliana was searching for a dress that would fit the semi-formal dinner that her future in laws were hosting. Quite honestly, even after countless dinners with them and family outings, even them giving her their blessing, she ws still was nervous around them. His parents had a strong reputation in the city. Councilmen and women, upheld the standards of a model citizen, meanwhile she was the average high school English teacher. She felt so under accomplished compared to them. She let out a small sigh as she parted the differnt articles of clothing to get a good look at them, but not one seemed to be fitting of the occassion. "Maybe I'm over thinking it?" Iliana had looked down at the baby who only waved his tiny fist in response.

"I think you would look great in this." A deep, cold voice sounded next to her. She jumped a bit, clearly startled and put some space between her and the stranger. She couldn't get a good look at him because he had angled himself away from her a bit which caused a feeling of unease rise in her. She grabbed the stroller and stepped back more. The man turned to face her and a look of confusion crossed her face. He looked like the man that she had seen in the mall except he looked younger. Way younger. Same golden hair that was slicked back and parted on the side and crystal blue eyes. Sunkissed skin and slightly rosy cheeks and a smile that would make most women fall at their knees. Not her though. She was happily engaged. He stood at a height of six feet and an inch and was dressed in jeans and a regular tshirt with a blac leather jacket on. He's what you would call the cliche bad boy type style. "I'm sorry, did I startle you? You look like you've seen a ghost." He chuckled a bit.

"I assume any woman in her right mind would be a little startled when I strange man appears next to her suggesting that she would look good in that." Iliana responded in a sharp tone as she looked at the dress in his hand. It was an emerald green color. Seemed like a silk slip dress that she would consider a shirt. She was more of the modest type. She hardly wore anything that she would consider revealing. Not that she looked down on anyone that dressed like that, it was just  personal preference based off of past events that made her feel very uncomfortable about showing any indecent amount of skin.

He stepped back with an amused smirk on his face. A look that almost made Iliana raise her hand out of pure reflex and smack the stupid smirk off of his face. "I'm sorry that I have offended you in any way. I was merely trying to  offer a bit of assistance." He chuckled a bit and placed the dress back on the rack and took a step back and looked her up and down. and stepped back with a raised brow. "Have I seen you before? You look familiar." He said softly. He seemed confused and bewildered as if he himself were seeing a ghost.