ATHAZAGORAPHOBIA
A/N so it's me! Hi! I've called Cat's brother Leo in this story because Caterina is an Italian name and so is Leo so yeah. I haven't updated We Meet Again because I only got 1 review for the recent chapter waiting for more reviews before doing another chapter- but for now here's a little oneshot for you:
Athazagoraphobia- the fear of being ignored or forgotten.
Cat was first diagnosed with athazagoraphobia when she was 12.
She had been ignored for 6 years, ever since Leo fell out of that window in Vegas.
It had never bothered her, she just went about her business as before, the only difference that now there were no long conversations with mom, no family dinners and no hugs with dad.
Then, one day, she was sat in her room reading a book and read something which scared her.
The book was about a girl who was ignored for so long that she became invisible.
To say the least she was terrified.
Suddenly, she appeared.
Her life went from fuzzy to sharp focus in seconds, and she began to cry uncontrollably.
She sprang into her parents view and they came running.
From that moment on she did everything she could to get noticed.
She dyed her hair red, swapped singing in the shower for singing on stage and started gigging regularly.
She became the ditzy redhead we all know and love.
Even Cat doesn't know whether her personality is real, or just a defence mechanism to prevent ever being forgotten again, but really, in the long run, what does it matter?
No-one understands why she's so nice to everyone when she knows they insult her behind her back but to Cat, if they insult her, they notice her, and that's all she could ever ask for.
When she's on stage and people clap, Cat is as far away from invisible as she can get:
And really, that's alli she ever wanted.
A/N So, did you like it? Also- do you have free story-reading-and-reviewing time on your hands? If you do, please read my story We Meet Again and review as to whether I should continue it xx
May The Red Velvet Cupcakes Be With You xxx
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