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.

don't tell me child you broke those poor boys'

I snorted.

independent women that

perplexed at this, as she mumbled, “I don't understand

all are damn two-timers that I can't believe I even befriended some in the past.” I interfered

look and then, within a second, twisted into a

She defended, encouraging a smile at me, “Some human

got to do with my

that Mum's being silly again, I

are

but I noticed she thought hard about it. Then, realizing my point, her face beamed in comprehension and then into a full-blown

else, she wrinkled her forehead in question at me,

what

have known better; I'm no ordinary lady, to begin with. That's why I

eyes at her once

and personally, I respect that. But being raised by mythical beings and be surrounded by them 24/7; seeing how your romances go and how strong your bonds are, made me believe that there's

didn't comment or react — her full attention on me,

LOVE before. “Not just any physical or mental attraction. I wanted it like it was intended for me, FEEL it like it was

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

that unless he is the ONE.” She freed a little from the hug to look at me, “However,

I wait Mama.” I

her lips on

“Don't ever question that... However, you are too young, so maybe not now. I know you're

I'm not as young as everyone else here, Mama.” I pointed out, my

jerked me out from the hug

didn't mean to offend

“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

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

made me teary-eyed was the

A.K.A a ‘partner’,

Common word, ‘relationship’,

Known term, a ‘boyfriend’.

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