Louisseena

Chapter 5

Nana

Nevertheless, I know that my mom is still worried about me. On the surface, as much as I seem to dislike her, I think deep down I do love her. There are many times when I had nightmares about her hurting me, I found myself crying till I wake up. If I were to cry then it must have meant that she means something to me. Even the same when I dream about my dad. I guess my dreams are telling me that I do miss him even though I wouldn’t admit it when I’m awake.

I know that I needed to get out of this house. The furthest in distance relatives I have are my mom’s sisters. She has 2 younger sisters that are unmated and running a Food & Beverage place quite far away from the pack houses. There are establishments around the borders for when other packs members are passing by. Most werewolves who have not yet met their mate usually work there. They know that their mates are not from their own pack, so working near the borders might help them increase their chance of finding their mates.

As it is really far away from the pack houses, my aunts live by themselves at the borders. I decided to go there, away from my mother. I have worked a little part-time here and there in the past in a few different industries. It is a good place to start a permanent job and learn the ropes from people I know. I know that I am up for it and know myself that once I am given work, I can be a workaholic.

I made some arrangements with my aunts and let them know that I wanted to join their diner as a trainee. It would be good for me to learn something, some life skills. They both agree as my mom has voiced concerns of me staying in my room all the time. So, by the end of the week, I was to move to my aunts’ place near the shop and start working the next day.

My aunts live in an apartment building with 3 bedrooms. I will get my own room but I would have to share the bathroom with one of my aunts. The elder aunt gets the master bedroom with an attached bathroom. My room was not very big. It is just enough for a single size bed, a closet and space to walk in and out. I was not complaining, anywhere else beats my messy room.

My grandmother used to stay in this room when I visited. Now she is staying with one of my uncles. She loved my dad a lot. For her, he was one of the best son-in-law. And when he died, she was devastated, more so than my mother.

I always wanted a fresh start. “A fresh start…” Those words reminded me of Marcus’ broken promises. A little lump starts to form in my throat. I swallowed hard trying to push it away. It is just a feeling of a lump in my throat, making me feel like I have difficulties breathing but I am fully aware that there wasn’t anything wrong with my throat or anything blocking my air passage.

As I started to settle down in my new room, unpacking my things from my luggage, both my aunts came into the room. “I’m so glad you came Nana” aunt Nora said as she hugged me. “Yeah, finally you are living and thinking for yourself. Your mother cannot take care of you forever.” aunt Anabel chimed in while standing at the doorway as the room was too small.

I forced a smile and didn't say a word. I know my social skills are bad, probably something to work on if I’m to work in F&B.