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.

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

I snorted.

too afraid of independent women that they ended up looking for much

she mumbled, “I don't understand —

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

look and then, within a second, twisted into a more anxious

brothers did to you.” She defended, encouraging a smile at me, “Some human fellas I know, are all

to do with my

being silly again, I rolled my eyes

they are

first, but I noticed she thought hard about it. Then, realizing

of them.” She replied softly. Still, baffled with something else, she wrinkled her forehead in question at me, “But it's still a long-term relationship, Lily. That's

what

no ordinary lady, to begin with. That's why I shot her an ‘are

eyes at

24/7; seeing how your romances go and how strong your bonds are, made me believe that there's more to

or react — her full attention on me, I

it was intended for me, FEEL it

of an apprehensive face,

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

I wait Mama.” I simply replied, hugging

felt her lips

too young, so maybe not now. I know you're willing to wait and you are patient... Though, all I'm saying is, not now, okay? You're still my baby and Mummy just wants to

as everyone else here, Mama.” I pointed out, my voice thick from emotion, “You guys

out from the hug to shot me an ashamed

didn't mean to

like that Mama, I'm not offended. I swear.” I assured her with a small smile, “All I'm saying is, 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 chose to get married to another woman so he could achieve his

Instead, she hugged me again and this time, she cuddled me a little tighter — just like I did, a while ago. The

the least, but what made me teary-eyed was the idea of

A.K.A a ‘partner’,

Common word, ‘relationship’,

Known term, a ‘boyfriend’.