My Mama Told Me When I Was Young Novels & Stories

It was so easy for her. "You will forget about him as soon as you meet someone else... You are still very young and exaggerate everything, including such infatuations. It is no great love."- I remembered the words my mother said the day we left California. She kept telling me that I exaggerate everything like a typical teenager, adding that understood it because she was also like me once - young and silly.

Tears fell from my eyes as it reminded me of when I’d get injured and mama would call me to the side, reminding me how strong I was and telling how I could beat anything. I missed when things were still easy.

she asked, "No, my dear, you were three, nearly four, by the time the Fortress fell." I stared at both of them, wordless as I tried to piece together that with the flashes from my nightmares, and what Mama had told me before she died. "I.. but.. but Mama, she said.." I stammered, and Elyanna interrupted, her voice harsher for the first time, "I'm sure she said many things. I am not so sure she said much truth."

And I was excited only to imagine that. "Does it hurt?" "It hurts. But it's nothing for you to worry about now. You will have me when the time comes, and I promise to reduce your pain." I smiled, not at the statement but at my past. It was precisely what my mother said when I was attending pups shifting when I was five. She said everything would be okay and she would help me reduce the pain, which in fact, nothing could do except me. I must be strong to hold the pain.

Jaclyn's POV Mama always said I was born on the night the Wild South was on fire over nineteen years ago. She didn't quite know if it was before she went into labour or after, but she had made it a tradition to retell the tale as often as she could since then.

Saph said, getting mine and Emmy’s attention. I tilted my head up, trying to remember what Mama told us. It was so long ago. I’m surprised Saph remembers. She was 6 when Mama died, Emmy was 7, and I was 9. Amy was 4, but says she still has a few small memories of Mama. Pearl, being the youngest, was 3 and doesn’t remember Mama at all. We all make it a point to share everything we remember about Mama with her. “I’m not sure I remember what she said to us, Saph.” Emmy admitted, looking disappointed in herself for forgetting a memory of our mother.

“Tell me whatever you want. Or nothing at all. It’s up to you.” The mention of my mother has helped me get my head in the right place at least. I clear my throat and say, “She died when I was very young. I don’t remember much about her. Well, not enough.” I pause and try to get myself together. “To start, she liked to sing. She always sang me to sleep. I still hear her voice in my head sometimes.”

Instead, it left me immobile—a machine powered on but trapped in standby mode, sitting in total stillness from dawn until the sun dipped below the horizon. Every day, Mom sat beside me and told stories about my childhood. She told me about the first time I called her "Mom" when I was three years old and how she’d spun me around the living room in excitement. She told me about sneaking into her makeup drawer at five years old and smearing lipstick all over the walls. She’d been too softhearted to scold me and ended up scrubbing the walls herself half the night. She told me about when I was ten and burned with a 104-degree fever. Dad had carried me on his back for nearly two miles to the hospi

she said. " Nope," " You're lying, aren't you." I laughed. " Yes," " Don't worry when I grow up I would make you proud" This was the exact same words I told my mother, when I was around her age.

It looks like I am twelve years old. "I was kicked out of the house by the time I reached this age," I murmured quietly while shaking uncontrollably, and I felt mama hugged me so tight. "What are you talking about, baby? As if we could do such a thing!" She is now crying as she rests her head on my tiny neck. "Mama. You can tell me now, has he been alpha commanded you?" I murmured to mama but I know Alpha Fredrick can hear it. Mama covered her mouth in complete shock.