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.

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

I snorted.

They're too afraid of independent women that they ended up looking for much more easy prey to pounce on.” I

this, as she mumbled,

of them suitors… all are damn two-timers that I can't believe I even befriended

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

smile at me, “Some human fellas I know, are all in a long-term relationship already. Five to ten years in maximum... That's great, based on your human

it got to do with my

that Mum's being silly again, I rolled

they are all

I noticed she thought hard about it. Then, realizing my point, her face beamed in

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

so that's what it is…

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

my eyes

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

react — her full attention on me, I continued

CONNECTION, Ma,” I confessed, swallowing hard now since 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 instead of an apprehensive face, she looked surprisingly proud

me into a hug, snapping me out of my daze completely, “I'm happy that 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

wait Mama.” I simply replied, hugging

her lips on top of my

now. I know you're willing to wait and you are patient...

else here, Mama.” I pointed out, my

suddenly jerked me out from the hug to shot me an

so sorry. I didn't mean to offend you 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

she hugged me again and this time, she cuddled me a little tighter — just like I did, a while ago. The warmth it gave off made my smile quiver and there were tears… No, I need to be

am not hurt, to say the least, but what made me

A.K.A a ‘partner’,

Common word, ‘relationship’,

Known term, a ‘boyfriend’.