8: cairo's father

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⚠️ physical abuse, read at your own risk

Cairo's POV

*knock knock knock* Cc softly announces us. "Come in" the screechy voice trails through the door. I mean it when I say it's the most unsettling voice I've heard in a long time, and I've hated it ever since I had to talk to her on my first day.

With one more reassuring squeeze of my hand, Cc opens the door and we proceed to enter.

He was seated with his back facing towards us, but the moment we step inside the room, he turns around to face me and I can feel my blood running cold. Every cell of my body is in fight-or-flight mode and if it weren't for my good composure of my body, I would be visibly shaking by now.

"Hello father. What brings you here?" I ask while desperately trying to maintain a confident voice.

"Is that a way to greet your dad?" he says in a joking voice, though his eyes speak volumes. It's clear as glass that his happiness is completely and utterly faked.

My father proceeds to stand up, walking towards me as he pulls me closer for a hug. I don't want to, but I know I have to return it. I close my eyes and quickly exhale before closing the gap between us.

"Such a long time has passed since we last saw each other. Did you miss me?" he whispers in my ear, making an uneasy shiver run down my spine. I remove myself from his embrace as soon as possible.

As if the situation wasn't already bad enough, the old grandma with her horrendous voice speaks up again. "Parents are prohibited from going to the dorms, but you can go to the library. There's a seperate room down the right where you'll be alone, so you can chat without disturbing anyone."

Great. A room alone with my dad. This is fucking horrible-

"That's so sweet of you, thank you! I'll lead the way" Cc announces with a light smile, trying to ease the tension.

The gramdma and my father nod in agreement and I let myself being pulled by Cc towards the door. The three of us -Cc, my father and I- make our way to the library when he begins to talk again.

"I'm sorry; who are you, exactly?" he says, gesturing towards Cc, "Because I need to talk to my daughter *alone*."

My stomach turns upside down at his words. I don't believe in god, but in this very moment, I begin to pray. Please, please, please don't leave me with him. Please, Cc, don't leave. I'm as good as dead if you let him talk to me alone, Please-

My roommate interrupts my train of thoughts as she answers giddily "Oh, I'm so sorry, I totes forgot to introduce myself! I'm Cc, Cairo's- your daughter's girlfriend!" A bright smile is plastered on her face and she reaches out her hand. I can't help but admire her boldness. From what I'm able to see, she doesn't seem the faintest bit afraid of him - in contrary to me. Though I hope my fear is not visible to outsiders.

Reluctantly, my father shakes her hand while eyeing the both of us up and down. "Another one of your flings, Cairo?" he asks with one eyebrow raised. I swallow and close my eyes for a brief moment. "No, it's serious. We've been dating for a while now." I reply, trying to come across as stern.

He smirks scornfully before returning his attention towards Cc. "In that case, I hope you've been warned. My daughter seems to be insatiable in the bedroom, neither cutting back on the amount of partners nor the frequency of sex. I hope you have good stamina."

My mouth falls open at his words. How dare he talk about me like I'm a whore?! Before I can stop myself, I speak up. "You wouldn't know, you were never here."

We're not in the room by the library yet but rather on the hallway, but that doesn't seem to stop my father. With a harsh motion, he grabs my wrist and pushes my body against the wall.

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