Alpha's Nala

Legaxy

Why do I feel like Mum, after seeing her surprised look a second ago, doesn't like me being single?

Is being single that bad?

“Hold on, hold on” — Mum reached for my hands and squeeze it, lightly this time — “you can't be serious, right? I mean, you particularly don't have someone special with you right now?” She asked, sounding a bit… bothered?

Woah.

So it is bad? 

I shook my head — almost flustered, in a NO. 

“Not even a suitor?” She looked, suspiciously, upset by this now. 

Odd, but the tone of her voice was making me pretty gloomy...

Like, Seriously Mum?

What's wrong with being single and having no suitors, anyway?

I lived this long with no boys by my side — except for my brothers and Dad. I'm happy on my own, and that's what I believe to be the most important.

Right?

“Ma, the only suitors I have ever since I know what that word meant, tried to either break me or kill me.” I finally stated, my turn to be annoyed now, “Depending on whom was hungry at that time.”

Mum inhaled sharply, her green eyes slightly widened.

Wait a second, is it just me, or she looks alarmingly worried... for me?

Now, I'm feeling uncomfortable.

“What about human males? Those guys from work? Oh, oh who's that guy again” — she let go of my hands and snapped her fingers — “from the front office… Kevin, was it? What about him? I remember him being so close to you… or that male with piercings, who's very obsessed with you… the engineering ” — she placed her fingers under her chin, remembering — “a guy named Demer... Deter… Demeter — ”

“Demetrius, Mama.” I interrupted, squinting my eyes as I corrected her.

What happened to him? To them? Please don't tell me child you broke those poor boys' hearts for the sake

I snorted.

They're too afraid of independent women that

as she mumbled, “I don't

all are damn two-timers that I can't believe I even befriended some in

and then, within a second, twisted

for what a few of their brothers did to you.” She defended, encouraging a smile at me, “Some human

it got to

Mum's being silly again, I rolled my eyes at

they are

thought hard about it. Then,

she wrinkled her forehead in question at me, “But it's still a long-term relationship, Lily.

so that's what it is…

should have known better; I'm no ordinary lady, to begin with. That's why I shot her an ‘are you serious’ look, earning me an innocent

my eyes at

and be surrounded by them 24/7; seeing how your romances go and how strong

— her full attention on me, I

I never express my thoughts regarding LOVE before. “Not just any physical or mental attraction. I wanted it like it was intended for me, FEEL it like it was made to complete me… simply just making me WHOLE, Ma... not by heart or by mind... but a pure soul...” I explained, almost lost in

instead of an apprehensive

you know what's best for you because you are the BEST. You're independent, clever, and strong, and no man knows that unless he is the ONE.” She freed a little from the hug to look at me, “However, the one you wish for is a bit on the dream-ish side. Are you sure you want that? I mean, I'm not saying he's non-existent... it's still

wait Mama.” I

felt her lips on top

so maybe not now. I know you're willing to wait and you

Mama.” I pointed out, my voice thick from emotion, “You guys never

jerked me out from the hug to shot me

I didn't mean to offend you like that.” She

FOREVER is not my ‘best friend’, Ma and my own RED searching could take a while... I am human… and what if my partner turned out to be a mythical being… would he wait for me too? Or would he end up REDless because I died” — I gulped — “already, from old age? Would he even know I existed? Or like Ms. Dawn, would he

again and this time, she cuddled me a little tighter — just like I did, a while ago. The warmth it gave off made my

but what made me teary-eyed was the

A.K.A a ‘partner’,

Common word, ‘relationship’,

Known term, a ‘boyfriend’.