All Chapters of Doppelgänger: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20
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11. Survival Mission
[ZACK'S POINT OF VIEW]Being able to meet dawn again on the fifth day after leaving home is one of the little things that I am very grateful for. Who would have thought that I could survive for five days without my parents beside me, especially considering that for the past five days, I have only been able to eat some instant food due to my lack of skill in cooking? Even though I depended on my parents too much all this time, I was surprised because it turned out that I could still survive.From the time on my phone screen, I could tell it was five in the morning and downtown district one was still quite dark. Do you remember when I heard someone screaming from across the house? At that time, I intended to see what was happening because maybe someone needed help. Moreover, during these five days, I had never seen anyone other than myself.But, timid then, I hid in one of the rooms and immediately closed the door tightly rather than running to the opposite house to save that person. I
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12. Survival Mission (2)
[ZACK'S POINT OF VIEW]A few hours later, I woke up again because a voice called my name several times. Instantly I felt deja vu because of the call. However, I was still surprised when I woke up, my vigilance had indeed been raised many times higher as a form of self-defense in case those black-robed people came suddenly to catch me.“Zack!”When I was gathering consciousness, I immediately breathed a sigh of relief when I found out that the voice belonged to my father, they came back again and thanked God that my worry didn't happen, it seemed they were still okay."Father! Why did it just appear? I've been waiting for it since yesterday, I'm worried because the last time we talked, daddy and mom just disappeared,” I said worriedly at that time, but I can breathe a sigh of relief now."Sorry, Zack. The last time we spoke, those black-robed people were approaching the house, they had entered the remote countryside as far as the forest, so father and mother had to hurry away so as not
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13. Trying to Survive
[ZACK'S POINT OF VIEW]After going through quite a lot of events during the last three days, when I entered the fourth day, I realized something when I checked the whereabouts of ORION quite often through the window curtains near the front door, I did that solely to see if they were still around my house. Or not, because I'm also curious what ORION is like. However, after researching for a few days, I don't know if they had gone hunting at some other point, so my area was no longer guarded, or maybe I couldn't find them around my house.I don't know which answer is correct, but what is certain is that I do realize that I haven't seen a single one of them since I stayed here for four days.On the first and second days, I was more silent and didn't dare just to peek at the front window curtains. However, after I had enough courage on the third and fourth day, I could swear that I never saw any of them, whether it was just standing around the house or walking around where I was now.I ne
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14. Corner of the Past
The safest route to get to district two is through the forest. A small alley behind a church near the city library will later connect to a secret path close to the forest. He said the ORION people would not pass this path because they did not know it existed. The path that has been prepared by my father, who knows when will certainly be able to help me get through them by minimizing the danger in sight.On the fifth day, I spent more time studying the maps and notes given to me by my parents. I even re-recorded and marked several other points to understand them better later. When I really understood the map, I suddenly thought of something. Why did Mother and Father tell me to go to town first if I would pass through the forest in the end? It's not that I can start the journey from there because if I think about it, I can take the secret path if I start the journey from my house near the forest there.I was suspicious for a while, asking myself what they had hidden from me. Did they w
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15. Final Decision
[ZACK'S POINT OF VIEW] The dim glare from the lights on the street corners is an additional source of light after the light from the moon shines beautifully from above the Earth. Now only that light accompanies me when I put my legs back together with all the courage to leave the house for the second time. My current goal is only one, namely, to visit the last home of Gayden—my pet dog first, before actually going to district two the day after tomorrow. Gayden had indeed died exactly one week after what happened in the woods. One small memory I could recall yesterday made me miss that poor animal. Since Gayden is gone, I am not looking for another dog to be adopted and cared for, it is tough for me to replace the heroic figure of Gayden, who has always been there and kept right beside me since I was little. It wouldn't be easy to erase and replace his figure with a new one. I passed a road that I still remember very well even though it's been a long time since I've visited here, I
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16. Decisions
[ZACK'S POINT OF VIEW] Waiting is suffocating. The moment where I can only rely on the hope that is uncertain whether or not it will happen. By waiting, I make time seem to move slowly or even feel like it doesn't move. I hate waiting, like a wait that can only bring two answers, namely a good answer or a wrong answer. I can't even predict what answer I will get later. Previously, I thought that waiting for news from my parents was an impossible thing that I could get. Because I was awake until midnight, forcing my eyesight to stay open when sleepiness suddenly hit. I don't want to fall asleep. After all, I'm afraid my parents will contact me anytime because I still have a little hope even though in a matter of minutes ... days have changed. While waiting, I also had time to consider my actions after this. There is a part of my heart that wants to continue the journey. Still, I also can't close my eyes to another part of the desire that forces me to return home to check for myself
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17. Chaos
Haikal : Dit, I've done something stupid.Ditya : I told you not to do anything, let alone leave the house! I've already told you I'll pick you up later, so obey what I say and don't be annoying, can you do that?!Haikal : Listen first, Ditya. I just want to tell you what stupid things I've done, and you need to know that.Ditya : Ck, what have you been doing?Haikal : So it's like this, I just stole food from a neighbor's house, which I knew was empty, but it turned out there was a hooded person inside. He almost wanted to catch me, but luckily I could fight him. Well, the important thing you need to know is that I managed to bring a lot of food from the house and don't have to starve anymore. Isn't it cool, Dit?Ditya : Kal, so that you know. I'm on the verge of death, but you're telling me unimportant things that waste time. And one more thing, NEVER LEAVE YOUR HOUSE AGAIN!Ditya closed his chat room with his best friend a split second after his last message was sent, he put the ce
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18. Barthley
It took fifteen minutes for Ditya to wait for calm due to the sound of crying from the little girl he had saved moments ago. When the girl was still crying, Ditya really didn't know how to stop the tears from flowing down her cheeks, he wasn't experienced in comforting someone—especially a girl, so in the end, he just kept quiet—waiting for the girl to get tired and stopped crying on its own.If he pay attention, it seems that the little girl is about 14 years old, a six-year difference from his age. Then, from the intense crying that had not stopped, Ditya could only guess that it was very likely that something terrible had happened to her parents or that there was another reason that Ditya didn't know.Sometime in the future, Ditya only spent in silence while occasionally glancing at the girl, making sure that her figure was still close to him, even though Ditya could still hear the sound of her crying.The two of them were currently at the river close to the forest, the location wa
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19. Worst Possible
“Ditya Barthley. Brother is the first son of the Barthley family who has the special ability to move places, right?”It was no longer surprising that Gaby could recognize who Ditya was because, as she had remembered earlier, Ditya was often well-known to most District Five residents, whether it was for friendliness or about men's advantages. So from that, Ditya didn't dodge and just nodded to answer Gaby's question."Yes, what you really mean is me."This time, it was Gaby who nodded briefly. "Okay, then I'll explain what happened to me today."Ditya immediately prepared to listen. It was still a question for him: why a little girl like Gaby could be crushed by the rubble of a building in the middle of the city and crying? Where exactly were the adults whose job it was to look after her? Even though Ditya had time to think of his answer, he still wanted to hear the whole story from the girl. “I'm looking for my father. My father hasn't been home since 3 days ago, before leaving my fa
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20. The Answers
The fear and indecision about the worst possibility filling Ditya's head finally spoke to Haikal. He can't think positively, and sometimes Ditya's actions can have fatal consequences if he feels like this. Hence, he needs Haikal to make him come to his senses and control his feelings."So, you can't give any answer to that kid?" Haikal's response after hearing what Ditya had said to him."Yes, Kal. I really don't know what to answer, even if I answer straight away without asking for your advice now, I'm sure that my answer will end up being fatal. What if I hurt her later because I feel sorry for her?"Ditya needs to be convinced, he needs to be told what is right and what is wrong for him to do if he doesn't want to get lost in incorrect answers. Since he started living alone, to be honest, Ditya has lost someone who can constantly remind him if he is doing something wrong. Luckily, Ditya still has Haikal, who is always on hand to replace anyone who was previously the missing figure.
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