24th Night of December

*FIN*

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*knock knock*

I was awaken by the consective knocks on my door. I stood up and opened it. And the most unexpected person stood outside my apartment.

"Dad? What are you doing here?"

"Cassandra, I know you're suffering right now so let's come back together at home."

"No way! I will never ever come back to that house!"

"Please, I don't want to see you like that."

"I can handle my self so get out!"

"No, I know you can't. You lose your scholarship so you can't study. You don't have any money. You need me, Cassandra."

"Who told you that?"

"That's not important. Come back. Your body can't resist on working. You're weak. And I know you're not used on working."

"I don't care. I can do it all by myself."

"Don't be stubborn. And another thing, I knew it, Harrison cheated on you. I told you not to trust him."

"Yeah right. You're always right."

"Cassy, I'm just protecting you away from harm. I know that it really hurts to be cheated."

"Seriously?! No way. You're cheating on Mom with that lady doctor. You just don't know how it really feels."

"Sweetheart, that's not it. What I mean,"

"Is what? I've had enough of your reasons! You're all just the same. You keep on hurting me!"

"I'm your father, Cassandra. I don't want you to be hurt."

"Your my father?! Wow! Really? I don't think so. Because since the day you divorced Mom, you threw your rights to be my father!!"

"Cassy, I love you."

"Shut up!"

"Please, believe me."

"Just get out of my life!!! I will never ever gonna forgive you!! Get out!!"

Then, I saw the ache in his eyes. I shut the door. I don't care if he will leave or not. I cried and cried until someone knocked again. I opened the door.

"Candice."

"I saw your father walking away from here. What happened?" she asked.

"Shut up." I said in a cold tone.

"What?"

"I said shut up!"

"Hey, don't be mad at me."

"Why won't I? I thought you're my friend."

"Yes. Of course I am."

"No. You're not. You just betrayed me."

"What?! No! I can never do that."

"Then, who told dad about my scholarship and Harrison? You're the only one who knos about those."

"C-cassy,"

"Is it you or not?"

"I-it's me." she said. My hand moved and slapped her. "I'm so sor-"

"Shut up. I thought you were my friend? You said you will never betray me, right? Why?"

"I'm your friend that's why I told your father about you."

"No. If your my friend, you should have shut your mouth."

"Cassy, I know you need your dad that's why I told him about this."