The Alpha s First Mate

Ever since I have known myself, I have always been here somewhere deep within the forest just me and my mamma. I have never met anyone other than her nor have I ever exited the forest. At the age of 16, I have always been curious as to why we never leave the forest and so one day I asked my mamma.

"It's safer here," she would always say, not giving me any valid reason as to why; until my interest in asking her again eventually fades away.

"Nala," I heard my mamma called me softly from outside.

"I'm coming ma...," I answered as I exit the small house, we had called our home for years.

The house we lived in was made from pieces of board and the roof was made from rusty old zinc that would sometimes leak whenever it rains. Our home only consists of one room and a large straw bed my mother and I shared.

"Please pick two large leaves from the Catalpa tree and carry it to me so I can start sharing supper," My mamma instructed me as she turned the roast fish, she had caught for us at a nearby river with a piece of a sharp stick.

Quickly I did as I was told and went to the tree nearby reaching at the top for two large leaves. I brought them to her and sat on a large round rock watching as she finishes preparing supper outside.

At the front of our house, my mom would start a fire in preparing our meal daily for we did not have any kitchen. We too did not have any bathroom. If we wanted to take a bath, we had to go to the river and if we wanted to defecate, we would go to a spot not too far from our house.

"Here you go Hun," my mamma smiled and said as she gave me my roast fish.

I returned her smile and started to devour the delicious meal she had prepare and watched her as she sat on the ground beside me.

"Do you want my seat?" I asked her; wanting her to sit on the rock instead of the ground.

"No Hun, you don't need to," she answered.

"No mamma please take my seat," I begged her until we changed spots.

My momma was a beautiful she-wolf within her 40's. She has long brown hair that was as dark as walnut wood. She was not long nor was she short she was of the perfect height. Her eyes were light brown. She has beautiful eyes. I on the other hand was a twin of my mother except for my hair it was very curly. My mom would always tell me I have my father's hair. I would always smile whenever she said that and wanted to know more about my father, but I was afraid to ask more of him. Seeing the sadness within her eyes on the way she described my father. It was too much for her to handle and so I prevented myself from ever asking her about him.

My body jumped as I heard the thunder.

"It's going to rain soon," we must go inside my mamma told me.

Completing my meal, I threw away the leaf. Soon the rain had started to fall a little.

"Let's go inside quickly," my mamma ordered me.

We both ran inside and closed the rusty zinc door behind us as the rain begins to pour heavily. I went to sit on our straw bed. It was extremely comfortable to sleep on, other than wearing clothes my mamma made from leaves which would sometimes itch. Mamma laid beside me as we both stare into each other eyes. I smiled at her. I did not care about how we lived. I was happy we had each other.