MY EX DAD IS MY DADDY

Catherine was overwhelmed, it was Friday and she had lots of plans for the weekend. She and her boyfriend, Alastar already talked about having a romantic dinner by the beach or maybe having a lovely dinner at their favorite place, under a wisteria tree by the riverside.

"Can't believe I'm turning 18 already," Catherine whispered under her breath. "Stepping to adulting feels too much."

"May my naive side be gone, Catherine should be wonderfully wicked tomorrow!"

A small smile crept on her pale lips, it was to comfort her from the tons of emotions she was feeling at the moment. Tomorrow will be her birthday, and even though she isn't that excited about it, she knows that her boyfriend won't let her best day end without her being pleased.

She'll finally be an adult. There isn't any memory of her before tainted with the idea of living longer, but when she meets Alastar, she becomes a fool for believing there is so much more to life other than greediness and distress.

When Catherine finally reached her apartment, she noticed that there was a pair of women's shoes next to her boyfriend's.

A frown immediately conquered her.

"Alastar told me that he's going to bring a companion, but never mentioned that it'll be a girl," Disappointment was in her voice.

She knows that she shouldn't worry too much, Alastar has always been a fool for her, she thought. There is no way that he could bring his clandestine meetings here in their apartment, it would look too ironic.

"Alastar? Babe? Are you home?" Catherine paused. Of course, he is home, she thought.

'How could I sound so absurd?'

Her vision dropped to the messy living room. It looked like someone just held a party, with tons of cans and bottles of either beer or vodka scattered around. Papers and unfinished chips made the final touches to make the setting even more disgusting.

"What the hell happened here?" Catherine stressfully let out.

She bent down to pick up the cans and other messy things strew around and compiled them all to the corner.

Her day didn't really turn out that good, she's seeking comfort, and yet Alastar won't just reply to her messages. She hadn't seen him the whole day, except in the morning before they both parted ways to attend their distinct classes.

Catherine couldn't help but swallow hard. She could already feel her heart beating fast. The thought of staying calm was on the edge for her, it was hard. Especially, when she heard a woman's moan coming from their bedroom.

"What the f*ck?" she mouthed.

Her steps lightened. Since she was a child, she believed in never assuming anything unless she had seen it with her own eyes. But it feels like, it will be changed now. She always trusts her boyfriend more than her guts, but now, the tables have turned. Her fists clenched hard as she tried to not make any noise.

She plans to surprise them.

The way she moved was now as light as a feather, her breathing became sharp especially when she carefully put her bag down on the couch. Afterward, she continued walking towards the room, making her assumptions kill her slowly.

Bitterness slowly rushed in, the door of their room wasn't closed, giving her a chance to peek inside. When she got close and finally had the chance to look, Catherine's world immediately crashed into pieces.

Inside was her boyfriend, and some unknown woman on top of him. They were both naked with the girl pleasuring herself and also him. A lump immediately formed in Catherine's throat.

"Ah fuck... do me faster, baby," Alastar's voice echoed.

"Why don't you just help me, hmm?" The girl replied.

To Catherine's horror, she knew exactly whose voice that was. She was pretty sure that it was Gianna, the pretty exchange student from their school.

What she just witnessed caused her to step back, she couldn't have the stomach to look at them any longer. She feels like she's going to throw up. The noise they are making with the illicit thing they are doing is messing up her head.

Tears formed and rolled down her cheeks as she weakly leaned against the wall.

As much as she wants to crush them both, she also wants to hold her dignity high. There is no way that she's going to lose her poise, not now that she's still about to have her birthday tomorrow. She couldn't look like a mess.

They could just go ahead and enjoy themselves, Catherine was thinking of something much better in her mind.

With a bitter smirk on her face, she went back to where she started.

"Babe! I'm home!" Catherine said with a loud cheerful voice. She took her bag and recklessly threw it on the couch.

It was to catch their attention. Fortunately, it did. She could hear their troubled voices in the room as they prepared for her arrival.

Catherine didn't move. Not so long after, her cheating boyfriend came out of the room with a smile on his face. Unlike earlier, he's now all dressed up.

"Babe! Y–You didn't tell me that you're going home a lot earlier today," Alastar shamelessly walked towards her.

"And you didn't tell me that you're going to hold a party without me," Catherine uttered sarcastically.

"Oh... about that..."

Before Alastar could even finish, Gianna went out of the room, now with her button-up shirt and her skirt.

"Hi girly! Advance happy birthday, babe." Catherine pretended to be surprised as she just let Gianna kiss her on the cheeks.

Feeling disgusted, she nonchalantly wiped her cheeks after.

"What is she doing here?" Catherine turned to Alastar.

"I... uhm, remember when I told you that I'm going to bring my friends in?"

"You told me it was only a friend. Not your whole squad, Alastar. You made a mess in our living room."

"Are you mad?"

Catherine crossed her arms. "You tell me."

Gianna faked a cough. "Excuse me, I gotta go."

Their visions followed Gianna until she successfully left the apartment. Alastar's heavy sigh could be heard after.

"I'm really sorry for not telling you... I was supposed to call a janitor to deal with the mess but I forgot," Alastar stepped closer and hugged her tight.

"You do know that it's my birthday tomorrow, right?"

"Yeah... I'm busy preparing all day for it."

Catherine sighed and hugged him back.

"Please don't mind Gianna, it's just that, she's my only close friend that I could call... you know... to help me pick out gifts that you would like. Since... she's also a girl like you, but more feminine and soft," Alastar chuckled. "But you're prettier, of course."

'Get f*cked, Alastar,' Catherine clenched her fists but soon relaxed them after. 'When did the two of them even get close?'

"I understand... but you should tell me next time, alright?"

Alastar nodded as he buried his face on her neck.

"I love you..." he whispered softly.

Catherine swallowed hard.

"I... I love you too."