"W-what?" Lily whispered, the word barely a breath. She couldn't have possibly heard her mom right. She was just a normal woman, sure she was unlucky as hell, but she was just a normal person. Her mom had to be joking, right? "Lily, I'm so sorry. I should have told you earlier. A part of me always hoped he would just give up on the search for you," her mom said softly before walking back into the living room, sitting on the couch, looking utterly defeated.
Lily took shaky steps, feeling as though the floor might give way, and sat beside her. "Mom, I have more questions for you. Will you promise to be truthful with me from now on?" her mom nodded, her gaze fixed on her lap, a silent promise. Lily hesitated. She just hoped her mom would be truthful now that the secret was out. "Why am I so unlucky? Does God hate me?" She didn't want to tell her about Alexander just yet, or the fact that she knew she hadn't had a guardian angel basically her whole life.
Her mom let out a small, bitter laugh, then sat up straight, looking at her daughter with a weary tenderness. "He doesn't hate you, Lily... it's me he hates. I grew up knowing about the magical and supernatural world. My parents had many friends in the community. I would even say I was close friends with Jesus, although everyone now calls him God. I always thought before that maybe he liked me; that's why he wanted me to stay away from Alistair so much. He would always tell me Alistair was no good and to find someone else better. But of course, I never listened, and completely pushed him away."
Her mom took a pause, her eyes distant, remembering the furious expression on his face the moment he found out. He was always so caring to her, but when angry, he could get vengeful, and that moment proved it. "When I got pregnant with you, he was so furious. I'd never seen him that mad before. When you were born, he refused to give you a guardian angel and said he would never look over you for protection. I thought maybe he was just angry and would come around after he cooled down, but no. After that day, I never saw or heard from him again. Since the very first day of your life, you've been unlucky, and I know... it was his fault. I'm sorry, Lily." Her mom covered her face in shame and pain. She couldn't bear the fact that she'd kept this from her daughter all these years. But would she say she regretted getting pregnant? No, because it gave her Lily.
Lily sat there in complete shock, absorbing all the information her mom had just given her. "Wow," she said softly, standing up, feeling slightly overwhelmed. She felt an overwhelming need to escape. She walked towards the door. Her mom stood up, grabbing her hand, but Lily snatched it away. She was deeply hurt that her mom wouldn't tell her about all this sooner. Now, she had to deal with the aftermath of her mom's past mistakes.
"I need time, Mom. I... I just can't be around you right now," she said, not facing her mom, and walked out the door, leaving her mom a crying mess.
*****
When Lily felt like reality was too much, she would always come here: a grassy hill at the edge of town. She could see the distant city lights twinkling like scattered jewels. It was now night, and she sat on the hood of her car, legs crossed, looking up at the clear sky where stars sparkled with indifferent beauty. She had no idea who she even was anymore... she always thought she was just some unlucky person, but now she found out she was some part-demon freak. Everything she thought she knew was completely flipped on its head.
"How did it go with your mom... get the answers you were looking for?"
She heard the familiar voice beside her, calm and steady. She didn't even have to look to know who it was. "I did, but I kind of wish I didn't," she whispered, finally looking over at Alex. He was wearing a somewhat casual, all-white outfit: gym shorts and a t-shirt, topped with a snapback. She had told him she was going to see her mom today. He had intended to respect her privacy about the situation, but when he felt how sad she was, he simply had to come to her.
He hesitantly reached up his hand, smoothing it over her back in a comforting gesture. She leaned her head on his shoulder. In a way, she was happy Alex had just poofed into her life. If he hadn't, she probably would have never found out the truth. Now that she finally found out that she was half-demon, what did that mean for her and Alexander's 'relationship'? Was there even a relationship between them at all?
It was obvious they felt a connection between each other, but was there more there than just that?
"Alexander?" she said softly, pulling away from him slightly, looking up into his clear blue eyes, searching them for answers. Hesitantly, she asked the question that had been weighing on her mind. "What are we...?" She was hoping he would give her a positive answer.
(Mia note: Wow a double update in one day and I leave you on a cliffhanger
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Romansa***** Lily has always been a clumsy unlucky person all her life tripping over chords bumping into walls where a normal occurrence for her in her verily normal life but a traffic light falling on her head, was a whole new level of unluckyness who kne...
