Chapter 5 No.5

Worst Birthday Ever-01

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 was gonna murder me. I couldn'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 otherwise is because you insist that it helps you to wake up early for school but from the way you're acting now I know better." Dominic said to 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 had 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, and 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. Then, 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 I saw.

"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, dressed in some skinny black jeans and a light purple tank top, and threw on my sweater that Merlin got me and my knee-high boots.

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 at 6 in the evening, the girls had insisted that I get ready at the pack house so they could get me all dolled up to meet my mate. But, of course, 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 would 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 you're 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 would go great with the red dress I bought. Of course, my mate would have a heart attack when he saw me.

I was placing the snacks on the buffet table outside on the patio when someone bumped into me,

"Watch where you're 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 past 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 and 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 both of them. I swear they have no shame, especially Noah. I meant he would 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 was convinced she was Noah's mate.

I could care less who their mates were, 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, which 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.