"I can't believe your dad. I mean I love the man like a second father. And he goes on and pulls this one. I totally understand that he feels the need to move on but to get married again so soon. Elle I wish there was something I could do to make this better. I know there is nothing that can be done, I can tell your dad loves Katherine and her kids, but he will always love you more. Don't forget that babe. Okay?" Tia says.
I reply with a nod. Since it is video chat on Facebook so it wasn't a stupid mistake. "Okay. I promise I won't try and kill them either." I reply. She gives me a shocked look.
"Don't you give me that look. I know that's what your thinking right now." I accuse. She looks me straight in the eye and we battle in out in a staring contest obviously I win since I was right.
"We'll you can't blame me for being a little bit worried. You remember in year two when Jack Meyers pushed you of the swing so you replaced his his cake sprinkles with rat poison. The poor boy had to stay in the emergency room for two whole weeks. So please forgive me for being concerned if my best friend might end up in jail for first degree murder!" She exclaims.
"Oh My Days, you are so damn dramatic. Seriously you have to stop watching those re-runs of Boston Legal and Shark. Plus I never meant for him to get that hurt. And even if I did he deserved everything that he got. So sue me. Wrong choice of words." I defend. Honestly the boy did deserve it and the whole plan was my uncle Cole's idea. But we never got found out though. So no foul.
"Whatever, anyway how are things going with the soon to be family and your da-" Tia gets cut off by my dad screaming my name from downstairs. Sometimes I think he has memory problems or something. My dad is loaded and the house is huge, so he decided to get intercoms installed so it saved us the pain of yelling. However the man always seems to forget to use the.
I tell Tia that we will talk later and I log out. I walk down the escalator stairs ( yes I said escalator,) when my mom got sick she couldn't really walk up and down so much so we got the escalators.
When I finally get downstairs I realize that Katherine and the family or whatever they are going to be in the living room.
I give my dad a look. He just waves me down. When I get to the bottom of the stairs, Katherine greets me good evening. I was raised to be polite so I greeted her back.
"Danielle, Katherine just finished packing her and her... I mean our kids , Mia and Trevor's things."
I winced when he said 'Our kids'. He is really becoming an inconsiderate jerk. And that's putting it nicely.
"So...what does this have to do with me?" I ask, feeling rather uncomfortable, might I add.
"Well we want to have a our first proper home cooked dinner together." This time it was Katherine that spoke. I still don't get what it has to do with me.
"Okay so have your family dinner. Why does that concern me?" I reply.
"You are a part of this family so you need to be there with us in the dining room." My dad states simply.
I stare at him blankly. I also discreetly pinch myself to make sure I am not dreaming this. Shit, I'm not dreaming.
"No!" I say and begin to trudge up to the escalator.
My dad grips my arm before i actually get to them though. He holds on kind of tight. Probably thinking that if he loosens his hold I will bolt out of here faster than Lightening McQueen. I probably would to so, at least he is dumb now though.
"Look Danny,I know you don't like the idea of this, but please please just have dinner with us." He begs. I sigh and nod my head. He smiles
" But on two conditions?" I say.
He sort of slumps but agrees. Good.
"Okay first, if I feel uncomfortable at any moment during this dinner I can leave no questions asked. And second, an extra five hundred dollars and no supervision at my eighteenth birthday party? Deal?" I ask with a very stern look.
He agrees and we head to the dining room. I hear Katherine giggle and I gag.
When we enter I see a girl about my age with similar features of Katherine you know the whole blonde hair blue eyes thing. Beside her sits a boy with a similar look except he has brown hair, probably from his dad. I see my dad smile at the girl, Mia I think. I get kid of angry he hardly smiles like that to me anymore.
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The main course went on smoothly and now we are on desert. Everyone was talking to each other like a family would, everyone except me that is. I don't even know why I'm here. They don't want to talk to me, nor do I want to talk to them. Just as I'm about to get up Katherine screeches my name. Crap, I was so close to escape and now they want to bloody talk to me about something.
"Yes Katherine" I say gritting my teeth. "Oh please call me Kathy." Right like I care. I stare blankly at her. She realizes that her peppy talk won't win her any points in my book, she continues.
"I would, erm, well,erm like to" she keeps stumbling on her words. Wow my death stare must be freaking awesome. I should use it more often.
"Dani, Kathy want you to be one of her bridesmaids in the wedding, would you do it for her?"
My dad asks as sweetly as he can. What the hell has happened to my father. He knows I won't do it so why bother trying. That woman honestly thinks she has my dad whipped.
"No way, sorry dad I won't be involved in this wedding. Your lucky that Lidia has even convicted me to go in the first place." I answer.
I see Kathy look down in disappointment.
"Dani you do this or no party." My dad threatens. He thinks that's gonna make me do it. Tia's parents are my god parents and they know how I feel about the wedding. And they also knew my dad might try to use my birthday against me so they said that if it came up they would sponsor the whole thing. Without supervision.
I sigh "Fine." I say. My dad smiles and he begins to say that he knew I would do it when I cut him off and say "I guess the bloody party is cancelled."
I storm straight to my car without another word.
Douche bag family.
