Falling for a Stranger

Hannah was in the kitchen with her mother, preparing breakfast when suddenly her mother throw a surprising question to her.

" Why are all your friends male Hannah?" Her mother asked.

Ava left to where she stood and walk to her. " Why did you ask such a question mother?" Said Hannah.

" I have my reasons for saying that." Replied her mother. " It's not good." She added.

" Come on mother" Hannah rolled her eyes. " I like male friends because they're cool. It's normal." She added while her mother fold her arms and watched her.

" Female friends are just........" She drawled, looking for the right words. " They're jealous and troublesome. I can't have them as friends."

But her mother wasn't satisfied.

" Then why didn't you become a man?" Her mother asked.

" Mother!" Hannah exclaimed.

" Men are dangerous Hannah, I don't want you around them. You're a girl for goodness sake, and you should be with girls." Said her mother.

" Ouch!!" Hannah said and rolled her eyes. Slapping her forehead. " Not my friends mother, they're cool and fine." She persist. " Why can't you believe me for once mother?" She said in disappoinment.

" Come on Hannah, I don't like your lifestyle you have to change." Her mother said.

" I don't like all this...." Said Hannah with a frown. " I'm tired of this whole thing. I'm tired." She murmured and walk out of the kitchen, leaving her mother there.

" Hannah! Hannah!" Her mother called, but she payed deaf ears.

" I have the right to choose my friends, I know what's right for me." She kept murmuring and entered her room.

" Hello Hannah!" Someone called from outside. It sounded like one of her friends, Alex.

She quickly left her room and hurried outside. Just as she thought, there stood Alex on his usual dress.

" Hi!" Said Alex. " I thought you're not in." He said.

" Is that your good morning?" Hannah asked.

" Sorry." He apologized. " Good morning."

" Morning." Replied Hannah. " How are you little boy?" She asked.

" You're crazy." Said Alex with a little laughter. " You're not dressed, why?" He asked.

" I'm not done yet." She replied.

" Seriously?" Alex furrowed his brow. " What were you doing?" He asked.

" I was cooking." She replied. " Will you wait for me?" She asked.

" Not again Hannah. You did the same thing yesterday, and we went late. Remember what we faced." Alex said. " I don't want it to happen again please." He added.

" Why are you like this?" Said Hannah with a frown. " You're bad for my liking." She added.

" Yesterday......." He wanted to say something, but she cut him off.

" Let me get my bag." She said and rushed inside.

She picked her bag and hurried to the kitchen to tell her Mom. " Mother! I'm off....." She announced happily and ran out.

" So soon?" Said her mother. " What about your breakfast?" She asked.

" Later!" Hannah responded. " Let's go." She said to Alex.

" You've not taken breakfast?" Alex furrowed his brow, staring at her in surprise as they kept walking.

" Not your business." Replied Hannah rolling her eyes. " Keep moving or I will spank your head." She added jokingly.

" You can't do that, I'm not your mate." Replied Alex.