Alpha's Nala

Chapter 19. Relationships

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.

you broke those poor boys' hearts for the sake of work again.” She inquired, I heard a desperate

I snorted.

the ones who broke my heart, Mama. They're too afraid of independent women that they ended up looking for much

looked perplexed at this, as she mumbled, “I

that I can't believe I even befriended some in the

shot me a pitiful look and then, within a second, twisted into a

She defended, encouraging a smile at me, “Some human fellas I know, are all

What's it got to do with

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

they are all

me a bewildered look at first, but I noticed she thought hard about it. Then,

with something else, she wrinkled her forehead

so that's what it is…

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

eyes at her once

your romances go and how strong

or react — her full attention on me, I continued my

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

but instead of an apprehensive face, she looked surprisingly proud of

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 possible,

I simply

felt her lips on top of my head,

not now. I know you're willing to

pointed out, my voice thick from emotion, “You guys

me out from the hug to shot me

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

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 chose

a little tighter — just like I did, a while ago. The warmth it gave off made

hurt, to say the least, but what made me teary-eyed was the idea

A.K.A a ‘partner’,

Common word, ‘relationship’,

Known term, a ‘boyfriend’.

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