Chapter 3: Chapter 3
Worst Birthday Ever
Catalaya's POV
Happy birthday Cat!!!!
"Ahh" I yelled falling from my bed
"are you guys trying to kill me on my own birthday" I shouted glaring daggers at my best friends and my brother.
"Besides what are you guys doing here so early in the morning"
"what are you talking about early it's practically midday" Nic replied
"what!!" I shouted looking over at the clock to see it was 11:50 am.
I jumped up off the floor in surprise mom is gonna murder me I can't believe I woke up this late so I didn't get to prepare breakfast.
"Woah woah slow down what's the rush" Merlin asked
"I woke up late mom is gonna kill me I didn't get to prepare breakfast"
"there's no need to worry about that mom, dad and Jasmine went to the pack house early this morning besides you really think I'd allow you to wake up at the crack of dawn like some kind of rooster to prepare breakfast for people who are capable of doing it themselves on your birthday of all days. The only reason I let you do it other wise is because you insist that it helps you to wake up early for school but from the way your acting now i know better" Dominic says me with a slight glare.
I sighed in relief as I sat back on the bed.
Everyone wished me a happy birthday and I opened the presents they got me even though i already told them they didn't have to. Lana bought me a gold friendship charm bracelet Aquarius bought me a paint set I'd been eyeing for a few months now Freya got me a gift card and a trip to the spa Merlin got me a mint green (my favorite colour) sweater that said Mrs Mathers we all laughed at that one, Harley gave me a perfume set made from the sweetest smelling flowers in the fairy king forest.
When it was time for Nic to give me his present he placed a blindfold over my eyes and led me down the stairs. I heard him open the front door and my curiosity peaked why would he bring me outside to give me a gift.
He lifted the blindfold from my eyes and I almost passed out at what was in front of me
"you bought me a car" I whispered not believing what am seeing
"yeah I did, Alana won't be able to pick you up all the time and am not gonna always be available when your teachers give you unfair punishment and you miss the bus so I thought it would be better if you had your own car, it's not anything brand new but it still runs like a pro" he replied
"thank you thank you thank you" I shouted as I hugged him while jumping up and down I didn't care that it wasn't brand new even if it was battered and bruised I would still love it .
After that I showered and got dressed in some black skinny jeans and a light purple tank top and threw on my sweater that Merlin got me and my knee-high booths.
The mall was horrible. They dragged me into every store they could find and insisted on buying me everything they thought looked good on me or something that made my eyes pop. I had to draw the line and make a compromise to let them buy me one suit each from the stores we went into or else they would have emptied the whole mall. After 3 hours of shopping we went to the food court and got something to eat then we went to the spa courtesy of Freya, after that we went to the pack house.
When we reached the pack house it was 6 in the evening, the girls had insisted that I got ready at the pack house so they could get me all dolled up to meet my mate. I didn't want to go to the pack house I didn't even want to go to this stupid party but after Dominic basically threw me to the sharks aka my friends I knew I had no choice in the matter besides they convinced me that Noah will be too busy with his mate to have any time to torment me, so I bossed up and followed them there.
When we went inside the first person we saw was head witch Sylvia
"Oh Alana dear thank goodness your here the party starts in two hours and the decorations still haven't been put up yet could you go help with that" she rushed out leading Lana to the decorations with no room for arguments
"Catalaya dear happy birthday" she told me pulling me into a hug
"thank you Mrs Lockwood" I replied
"oh please dear call me Sylvia" she told me.
Sylvia gave all of us a task to do so the party could start on time she also gave me a pair of black heels she had bought for my birthday; they will go great with the red dress I bought, my mate will have a heart attack when he see's me.
I was placing the snacks on the buffet table outside on the patio when someone bumped into me
"watch where your going bitch" sneered Joshua, noah's number one goon.
I ignored him and placed the cheese beside the nachos.
"Don't ignore me little whore" he yelled as I walked pass him
"is there a problem here?" Sylvia asked sticking her head through the kitchen door
"no Mrs Lockwood" Joshua replied while glaring at me.
I quickly placed the rest of the stuff on the buffet table then made my way to the elevator pressing the button to take me to the second hallway on the third floor
When the elevator opened I stepped into the hallway, I immediately saw noah coming out of his room followed by Jasmine. I mentally shook my head at the both of them I swear they have no shame especially noah I mean he will meet his mate tonight and he's still hooking up with Jasmine, even though it wouldn't be a problem if they turn out to be each other's mates after all Jasmine is convinced she's noah's mate.
I could care less who their mates are and if they end up together then that's not a problem because they deserve each other.
"What are you doing up here no fat freaks are allowed" noah said as he eyed me with a look of disgust. Jasmine burst out laughing that sounded more like an evil witch cackling than someone's laughter.
I thanked the moon goddess when Alana opened her bedroom door
"Cat what are you doing standing in the hallway come on we don't have much time and Aquarius is in here having a hissy fit wondering where you are" she called out to me
"I should have known you would be the one to invite garbage up here Lana" noah spat realizing she was the one who called me up here
"why don't you go stick your dick in some whore and leave her alone noah and if I see you messing with her again I'll let mom cancel your party" Lana retorted.
Noah huffed and glared at his sister then walked away with Jasmine trailing behind him like some kind of lost puppy.
"Thanks for that" I told her as I entered her room
"no problem besides he knows not to mess with me" was her cheeky reply.
"Ok we don't have much time you guys can appreciate each other after were done you need to go take a bath and wash your hair" Aquarius said leading me towards the bathroom.
I closed the bathroom door and stripped off my clothes, I turned on the shower and let the water warm up to the right temperature before stepping in. I could feel my muscles relax as the warm water poured onto my body, I grabbed the shampoo and squeezed some in my hand before massaging it into my hair.
I scrubbed my scalp and washed the shampoo out then massaged in the conditioner. After washing my hair I lathered myself in body wash and scrubbed my skin of all sweat and grease. I wrapped a towel around my body and one around my hair then exit the bathroom to get ready.
Stepping into Lana's room I see everyone's hair and makeup is done and that they are in robes waiting on me.
"Finally I thought I was gonna have to drag you out the bathroom" Aquarius huffed dramatically, we all chuckled at her antics she's ever the dramatic.
I sat in a chair in front the dresser as Aquarius started on my hair while Harley did my make up.
After an hour and a half of torture, my hair and makeup was complete. Everyone started putting on their dresses in a hurry as we were already half an hour late to the party. I quickly slipped on my red thin strapless dress then stuck my feet in the shoes Sylvia bought me.
Lana wore a yellow pumpkin dress while Harley wore a black strapless ankle length dress Freya wore a navy blue off the shoulder dress that reached her mid thigh and Aquarius wore a pink and white knee length floral dress and merlin wore a black and white armani suite. We all glanced in the mirror one final time before making our way down stairs.
We made our way to the back yard where the party was in full swing. We got some drinks and snacks then found ourselves a table. As we sat down archangel Gabriel's voice boomed into our ears startling me.
"Hello everyone thank you for coming out tonight to celebrate my son's 16th birthday party eat drink and enjoy" he said through the microphone.
"Also I wanna wish Catalaya Freeman a happy birth day as well"
everyone turned around looking at me with shocked faces. Yes assholes that's right the freak has a birthday
"happy birthday sweetheart" Sylvia squealed into the mic,
"thank you Mr and Mrs Lockwood" I replied
After that the party continued.
Merlin, Aquarius, Alana, Freya, Harley and I were all dancing together when this overwhelming feeling came over me as if I was being drawn to something, I started looking around frantically to find the source, as my eyes made their way to the stage when i heard Noah say through the mic
"Catalaya Freeman come to the stage please"
I looked in his direction and the moment our eyes locked i just knew it he was my mate. Oh my goodness I can't believe Noah freaking Lockwood is my mate why does the universe hates me?
"don't Judge him yet maybe he'll change now that he's found his mate" a small voice in the back of my mind tells me enthusiastically
"well let's hope so" I whisper to myself
Making my way to the stage I saw my mom, dad Dominic and Jasmine standing up there as well. When I reach the steps to take me up to the stage noah put his hand out to help me up and for a second when I felt the sparks I thought maybe this could work.
Dominic was the first to take the mic saying "happy birthday Cat I love you so much your the best little sister a guy could ask for"
Tears gathered in my eyes as I mouthed a "thank you" to him
Jasmine took the mic afterwards them said "umm yeah so.. happy birthday" then went back to stand beside our parents
Noah went back to the mic, he turned around looking at me with a smile on his face as he said
"Cat, you are the world's most ugliest freak and there is no way you could be my mate so I Noah Christian Lockwood reject you Catalaya Freeman as my mate"
Everyone except my friends and my brother laughed as I clutched my chest in pain when I felt the mate bond break. The pain I was feeling was like a million knives had pierced through my heart but there was no way was I gonna let him go out of this unscaled so I grabbed the mic and said the last words he'd expect to hear
"I Catalaya Reagan Freeman accept your rejection"
I smirked as he fell to his knees holding his chest. Before I walked off my dad said
"hold on Catalaya there's something your mom and I need to tell you"
I turned around looking at them confused my mom took the mic and said
"were not your real parents and we're kicking you out"
everyone gasped then Dominic said
"what are you guys talking about that cant be true and even if it is did you guys have to tell her something like that in front of everybody"
dad replied with "were telling the truth son she's not our child we found her in the woods when she was a baby with her name stitched into the blanket she was wrapped in but now we're tired of taking care of other people's problems so we're telling her the truth, besides she's big enough to take care of her self"
Dominic was about to protest but i stopped him by saying
"it's ok Nic you don't have to worry about me I'll be fine you taught me how to take care of myself so I'll be ok" then I walked off the stage.
I left the pack house and ran the rest of the way home. I ran to my room and closed the door behind me two minutes later my friends walked in, the moment I saw their faces the tears began falling
"Aww hon it'll be ok don't worry he'll regret rejecting you" Harley told me as I laid in her lap
"yeah and don't worry about your parents you can always come to the pack house I'll make sure to get you a room beside ours" Lana commented
I nodded at her and curled up on my bed while they all laid beside me as I cried my eyes out until sleep drew me in.