The Moment She Knew

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Allison's POV

He wasn't here.

Allison should have known. He hadn't shown up to one of these things in years.

But she thought that this time was different. Thought that he would have at least came for cake. No.

It wasn't what most people envisioned a girl's Sweet Sixteen would be. It was a small gathering, no friends, just family. After Matthew stopped coming over in the eighth grade, Allison hadn't made an effort to make new friends.

That's right. Allison had once been friends with Matthew Ericson. Hard to believe right? They were more than friends. They were BEST friends. Until middle school came around, and Matthew dumped Allison for some football playing jocks. Allison didn't mind. It really was only a matter of time.

Matthew wasn't here. This was the first year that he hadn't been to her party. Even when Matthew stopped coming around, his parents still forced him to come to her party, not noticing the fact that they both avoided each other's eyes.

But this year, he didn't come. Allison didn't expect him to, as his family had moved away a few months prior. Matthew not coming definitely hurt. But it was nothing compared to the raw pain she felt for Him.

Her father. That's right, her own father didn't even have the decency to come to her own birthday party. Allison was pretty sure that he classified her birthday as the worst day of his life. He never even wanted to marry her mother in the first place! Her father married her because he thought she was pretty and would bake him cookies when he fucked other women.

Still, it hurt like hell that he didn't show up. Allison had never really asked him for anything. Ever. But she had asked him to come. Not for long, she knew he couldn't ever be there for more than 15 minutes tops. Just for a second. She just wanted to see his face, just once today. But of course, he faked a "business trip".

Allison gripped the cup of soda she was holding tightly. There was no point in thinking about the one person who hated her most on the most important day of her life. She faked a smile as her Aunt Susan passed by.

Allison gave one last glance at the front door, which had remained unopened for a while now, before joining the rest of her family for cake.

And that was the moment Allison knew she had to do whatever it took for her father to finally notice her.

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He should have been there.