The Alpha King’s Mistake by BlackFlame
Chapter 71 Initiative
Harper Alizah Grace’s POV
“So? what we should do now?” I heard him asked me, maybe he’s getting bored. We are currently seating down on the couch, doing nothing. I saw that the sun is slowly setting down. A few minutes by now, it will be completely replaced by the moon.
“I don’t know? Maybe we should watch movies or we will go in the rooftop later and watched the stars and moon?” I suggested. I don’t have the mood to watch movies but we don’t have any better option to do, right?
In my peripheral vision, I saw him glanced at me. What? Did I say something wrong?
“Watch movies? That’s a good idea.” He agreed. Oh, I didn’t expect him to agree with that. I mean, knowing him… I know he’s not fun of movies.
“Okay then, wait a sec.” I stood up from the couch and walked towards my DVD player. I got some romance, comedy and most on horror movie disk.
“What kind of movie you wanted to watch?” I asked him, he smiled and answered anything. Okay then. I choose the romantic drama movie and played it. As soon the movie started, I walked back to the couch and sat beside him.
“I have some soda in the fridge and I think I still had uncooked popcorns? Do you want some? I can go and prepare it?” I asked him again. Movie marathon is boring without foods and drinks.
“Let’s go together, let’s pause the movie for the meantime.” He answered. How considerate and gentlemen of him. I nodded my head and sign him to follow me.
We go together in the kitchen, the first thing I did is went closer to the fridge and opened it to check if I really had any soda. It will be embarrassing if I don’t have. Geez.
But, luckily, I still have. I get two soda and closed the fridge.
“Here, I’ll just going to cook the popcorns.” I told him while handing the soda to him. He accepted it without thinking twice.
“Thanks,” he mumbled. I just nodded my head and go in the cabinet to get some uncooked popcorn.
“Would you like this sweet or salty?” I asked him.
“Anything you want, love.” He casually answered and gave me a smile. I smiled and cooked the popcorn. After a few minutes, I’m done cooking.
“Let me take it,” he stopped me when I was about to carry the soda and food.
“Okay then.” He just smiled so I smiled back. We head back together in the living room, I was the first one who sat on the couch while he landed the food and drinks in the table. He’s also the one who resume playing the movie. After that he lay down beside me.
I tried to focused on the movie but damn, I can’t focus. He’s just right beside me and I can even feel his gaze. Would he stopped staring at me? it’s bothering the hell out of me. I sigh silently and grabbed some the popcorn on the table.
Just don’t mind him Alizah. I tried to convinced myself. Yeah, I should calm down. He’s not new to me, anymore. I saw the movie is getting intense. That was the time that the female’s mother learned to know that she’s pregnant.
The movie started in a bar, that’s when she first time met him, they make out and ended up on the bed. So typical scene of a romance, but still had the romantic effect. And then, it’s was just a one-night stand. So careless of her, but I can’t blame her though. She craved for love and care, and besides she’s broken hearted. Her fiancé cheated on her, her family and her aren’t in good terms.
It’s savage. She thought no one cares and loved her. Her mother hated her so much, and keeps on hurting her emotionally and physically. This time, after knowing that she’s pregnant, she kicked her out their house.
And the stories go on.
“Do you think what her mother did was right?” I glanced at him when I heard him asked that. I shook my head, “No, even how she hated that person which is her daughter, she shouldn’t do such thing like that. Kicking her out will just prove how cruel she is. I mean, she was her mother and treating her so bad won’t make sense. Especially, in the movie, it still not shown why she hate her so much.” I stated my opinion while glancing back at the movie.
“Yes, you’re right. She just proves how immature and inconsiderate she is. As a mother, she should be the one who will support, comfort and guide her.” I fell silent on what he said. A mother should be the one who will support, comfort and guide.
I wish I had a mother that will comfort me when I’m sad, will support and guide me in every decision that I’ll make. A mother that I can leaned on, cared and love.
“But who we are to blame and judge them though?” I once looked at him again. He’s looking at the monitor but it seems like he’s thinking d*eeply.
“What do you mean?”
He switched his gaze on me and smiled.
“Whatever mistakes they did, I know there’s a reason. It’s either valid or it won’t make sense. Look,” he answered and then signed me to look on the movie again. There’s a flashback on the female’s lead mother.
She didn’t hate her daughter, she actually loved and cared for her. But, twenty years ago, she was being raped and her daughter was the result of that. Every time she looked at her, she remembered her painful and cruel past.
Because of what happened to her, her parents also kicked her out. Geez, I understand it now. She got raped that why she kicked her out like her parents did to her before. God, she just repeated the mistake that her parents did before.
So, that’s what happened? Do you think that’s a valid reason for her to kick her own daughter out their house?” I asked him too. I saw him shook his head.
“Not a good and valid reason really.” He agreed. See? That scene is absurd, but in real life… that’s happening.
Getting pregnant in young age, without a father and without any unstable job is h*ard. But I will be h*arder without anyone in your side, nor no one is supporting you. Then your parents will choose to turn their back on you instead of helping you is h*ardest. You’re physically, emotionally, and mentally exhausted but still, there’s no one for you leaned on.
It’s h*ard to be alone, but sometimes being alone will make you strong and brave. You will learn to stand with your own feet, be an independent.
“But I can see that she’s in trauma, so no one can blame her for acting that way. We can say that what she did is not really good but, she can’t get over with her past which lead her of making that decision.” In short, she’s not in her right might. She’s thinking too much about the past in the way that she’s neglecting her child.
She forgot how to be a good mother because of her past. Sometimes, overthinking is dangerous and a killer. It will k*ill yourself slowly and painfully. Just like me, every time I remembered the past I fell like I’m dying in pain and loneliness.
Maybe, past really hurts. Those people who’s always happy in their past, I envy them. but I guess, all of us got a painful nor hurtful history.
Oh wait, why are we having a conversation about the movie? Is this a movie marathon or discussing? I amusedly looked at him.
“Are we going to watch or talk?” He chuckled and glanced at me.
“It’s fun to have a conversation with you like this.” Yeah, I just realized, I’ve learnt to love talking with him. I like it when I’m annoying him before but now? I only wanted a peaceful conversation with him.
Something is changing…
“Me too.” I agreed and smiled. This time, he looked at me, looked shocked. What?
“Did you just agreed on me?” He asked with disbelief in his voice. I nodded my head, why? Is it that shocking?
“Yeah?” I answered uncertainly. The edge of his lips rose and formed a big smile. He pulled me closer with him using his one hand and k*issed me on my forehead.
“You never failed to surprise me today.” He whispered, just enough for me to here. I couldn’t help but to smile wider. I love to surprise him today. I don’t know why I’m in good mood too. Haha, I remembered, I’m grumpy this morning.
“Would you like another surprise?” I asked him. He looked down on me while raising an eyebrow.
“That would be?…” I smiled and stand up from the couch. Confusion was evident in his whole face.
“Where are you going?” I only shook my head and grinned. Then an idea flashed into my mind, I slowly sat down on his lap which shocked the hell out of him.
Looking directly in his eyes, I wrapped my hand around his neck. Until now he’s still shocked so I took the initiative to captured his soft and inviting lips.