Falling for the Olo'eykte

✧Chapter 7: The fight

Neteyam's POV

Four days, it has been four days since I last talked to Azura. I don't know why but she was doing everything she could to avoid me. Was it something I had done? I don't know and if she continues to act like this I think I'll never find out. It was just all of a sudden, without any explanation. We were having such a wonderful time at the river and suddenly her attitude towards me completely changed.

Every time we would coincide she looked away while bending her head down and made her way out of the place as fast as she could. It hurt, knowing that my presence was now undesirable to her hurt me. I thought we had a special connection, I am aware we could never be more than friends but I was willing to cherish our friendship until the last of my days.

I was with my family eating lunch at our kelku, yet I was distracted thinking about her. I had completely lost my hunger, since Azura had stopped talking to me I've been feeling down. Moving my food around my plate I decided I had played enough with it and stood up to prepare myself to wash the pa'lis. She may not be on talking terms with me, but that doesn't mean I'll break my promises.

As I was getting everything I needed for my chores I felt someone's hand grab my shoulder. Turning around I became face to face with my mother, "Are you feeling well son? You seem to be miserable these days" she asked. She surely was worried about how I had been acting these past days but I couldn't help it, I would have never expected Azura to ignore me. Besides, I didn't know the reason for her attitude and that made the guilt consume me. What if I had hurt her unknowingly?

"It's nothing mom, I'm fine" I lied to her in order to dismiss the subject, without saying anything else I turned my back to her to continue collecting my things. "Neteyam, I'm your mother. Nobody knows you better than I do" she sighed and let go of my shoulder "If you don't want to tell me is okay but at least assure me is not something serious" she begged with a worried expression all over her face.

I stopped what I was doing and turned once again to face her, "I promise mom, you don't have to worry about a thing. It's just I've been quite tired lately with all of the chores I have to do". She scrunched her face at my explanation not satisfied by my answer, yet she still let it go. Of course she knew I was lying to her. She was my mother after all, but she didn't push any further.

"Do you want me to send your siblings to help you clean the pa'lis? I'm sure if you all work together you'll finish sooner and you will be able to rest" she offered while putting a strand of my hair behind my ear. "No, it's not necessary. Let them rest, besides I was the one who lost the hunting competition and this is my consequence" I shook my head as I laughed slightly to hide my weariness.

"Fine, but if you need anything do not hesitate to call for me" my mother told me as she put both of her hands on each side of my face. She looked at me with a motherly gaze that warmed my heart, I didn't want her to be concerned about me she already had enough. Knowing I was the one who was making her feel like that made me feel guilty, "Yes mom" I answered and kiss her cheek to calm her.

After saying my goodbyes to all my family, I walked towards the clearing where the pa'lis would be peacefully eating. On my way there I looked around searching for a certain Olo'eykte, but I wasn't lucky and I didn't get to see a glimpse of her. Arriving at the clearing, I grabbed the herbal sponge and a cube full of water in order to begin cleaning the animals.

Once I had finished washing some pa'lis, Zygmunt abruptly made an appearance on his and galloped towards my direction. "I hope that you are better at cleaning than you are at hunting" he said laughing as he got down from his pa'li. "Not as good as you are at being an asshole" I said back focusing on my chores and avoiding his gaze. I had no more patience left to deal with his attitude.