"Mama wake up!" Niel can feel the weight crashing on him but he just won't budge. He really needs to sleep. After all working two jobs is not easy.
"5 more minutes." Niel mumbled.
"Oh come on Mama, we all know that is not true, so wake up now before we come in late."
Niel pulled himself up and walk towards the bathroom with his eyes close. It was a chaotic morning. Niel knows that he took in a son but with what is happening it is more like he took in a mother to nag him over. It has been two years since he became Nexus's mother and at 31 he couldn't ask for more. His son grew up happy, loving and responsible. So much so the kid acts more like a parent to him than a son.
"You ready?" Niel asked his 6 year old son.
"All set!" The child happily responded.
"Let's go then." Niel held out his hand and Nexus happily reached out to it.
Niel watched his son as he went inside the school. He can't believe that two years just weny by so fast in the blink of an eye and now he's watching his son. He went straight to his first work. Ever since having Nexus he start working two jobs to support a son. It was tiring yes, and yet it was rewarding. He could not asked for more.
Adopting his son filled a part of him that has been empty and for that he is thankful that his son came to his life. He never mind that at 31 he still haven't experienced romantic love yet. But it doesn't bother him as much as before.
"You're spacing out again." Cirus called out.
"Oh I'm just thinking. I'm getting old. Maybe by the time my baby reaches 25 I'll be like 51. Is that too old? Maybe I should ask him to marry at 20 so I can see and play with my grandchildren while I still can." Niel said as if he can already picture it.
Cirus can only raise his eye brows. "You are thinking too far ahead. Your son just started grade school and you are already thinking of marrying him off and playing with your grandchildren."
"Why? I'm not getting younger so don't take away my joy!" Niel said.
"Don't you want to find someone to be your partner? Omega's heat is hard to endure." Cirus got serious all of a sudden.
"I already accepted the fact that no one would want to do with an ugly omega….."
"You're not ugly!" Cirus cut him off. "You just didn't fall with the standard omega beauty standard. But your heart is far more beautiful than others."
Niel smiled at his friend who has been like a sibling to him. "It doesn't matter, be it we born a beautiful or not being born as omega is a curse itself." He looked at his friend who has been in dark place all alone for so many years. His fear of alphas made him so small that he cowers by just the presence of them. Although Cirus no longer gets affected by alpha pheromones, he still scared of them.
"Yeah, probably Omegas who are born from rich family are the only ones having a blast in their life." Cirus bitterly commented.
"Let's stop all this talk, you are trying to break my joy and I'm not liking it." Niel jokingly said.
"Alright, alright. We better get back to work then. Next month we will be in the closing shift again. Will that work for you?" Cirus asked.
"Yeah, my contract to my part time is about to end and I already found a new part time. So it's ok if they put me to the closing shift." Niel agreed.
Cirus turned around and gave him an ok sign. Niel looked at the back of his friend who is walking away from him and wonder how such a beautiful person in and out can endure this much. He may has been experiencing his heat along for many years and Niel thought he was about to die each time but whenever he looks at Cirus he thought Cirus probably feeling worse than death each time his cycle comes.
"We truly are cursed kind. I'm glad that my baby is an Alpha."
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As Nexus stepped out of the school ground, he immediately roam his eyes around and looked at the very person who his eyes wanted to see the most. It didn't took him long before he can spot him - his mother!
"Mama!" He quickly ran towards him and jumped to hug the very person who he calls Mama.
They walk hand in hand, went to the grocery store to buy ingredients because today his mother promised to cook him his favourites. When they reached home, he quickly change clothes and did his homework as his mother cooks. His mother won't stay long in the house because after he put him to bed Niel has to go to his work. As much as Nexus wanted for his mother to stay with him, he truly understand that they needed money. The person who he doesn't even share a single blood is doing his best jumbling 2-3 jobs a day just to give him the best.
Nexus sighed, this is the reason why he wanted to make his mother proud. He wanted to be successful when he grows up so when that time comes, his mother can only live the life of luxury.
"Dinner's ready! Nexie come here baby." Niel shout.
"What is it?" Niel asked.
Nexus hesitated at first, he continued eating.
"You have been stealing glances son. Do you have something to tell me?" Niel asked again.
"Mama I just wonder, maybe I can just graduate grade school and start working right away. I mean college is so expensive. I never thought that earning money could be difficult. I don't want to see Mama working so much and...…. I want to spend more time with Mama."
Niel reached out to wipe Nexus face and smile a sweet smile for his sweet boy. "I can arrange some time for us two to hang out but I will be very angy if you say that you won't finish college. Mama wants what's best for you. Let the adult deal with the grown up matter and you just focus in enjoying your milestones in life my son."
"Mama what will you do if we are rich? Not just rich but crazy rich?" Nexus asked, he himself was surprised to his own question but before he realized it, it was already out of his mouth.
"Where did hat question come from?" Niel asked.
"I just saw this movies titled "Richie Rich" he has all the things that a kid like me would probably want but he doesn't seem happy, however when he saw the kids at the poor neighbor enjoying he thought that it will be fun befriending them so he took them to his home and there the kids got envious of him." Nexus said with sadness to his eyes.
"It was kind of ironic now that I think about it. Why do rich people with all the wealth still couldn't find happiness in what they have and why do poor people tends to find happiness with what they don't have?"
Niel raffled his son's hair. "You sometimes amazed me, clearly you are not average for a 6 year old. I never thougnt I will be having this kind of conversation. I wonder where you got it from?" Niel laughed.
"From you of course! You are my parent remember?"
"Of course. About your question, I guess I don't have the exact answer for that but I think because they still haven't found what they are looking for." Niel answered.
"What about you Mama? Have you found what you have been looking for?"
" I have and it is sitting in front of me. Go finish your food, Mama still needs to go to work after this" Nexus finished his dinner with delight, he never had been this happy since he was born. Only when he met his mother he found the true meaning of being love.
Two years passed by in the blink of an eye without Nexus ever noticing. It didn't feel empty nor lonely for some reason. Even though they as lacking in so many things in life but Nexus didn't find it as a big deal. He thought to himself, that he can just work really hard to give his mother a good life in the future, for now he just needs to focus to his studies just like what his mother had been telling him.
It was already time for the class to end. He deligently kept his things inside his bag before wearing his backpack and went to the gate entrance of the school where he can wait for his mother. However his mother never came to pick him up. Even though his mother told him never to leave school premises alone. Nexus went home and found his home empty. He went to his mother's part time jobs however he was not there. Nexus heart keeps beating fast. He doesn't know where to look anymore because he already went to the places where his mother might have been. He tried to calm himself down but it was no use. He waited inside the place they call home and yet his mother never came. The morning came and no mother came home. He quickly went to the police station to ask if there has been any accidents and showed the photo of his mother. The policemen talked to themselves then they went inside and talk to someone before they came out to talk to him.
"Kid, you said this man is your mother right?" Nexus nodded, his heart start racing after the old man's question.
"Yesterday this man saved a kid who almost got hit. In the end he was the one who got hit. He doesn't have any ID's with him so identifying him became really hard."
Nexus tears start falling down. "My Mama's alright, right?" Nexus asked.
"He's in the hospital right now. He's out in the woods now. So don't worry. He's just unconscious that's all."
The policeman took Nexus to where his mother is. And there he found half of his face in bandages and so as half of his body.
"The car dragged your mother's body a little so half of his body was covered with scratches. Miracolously he didn't suffer any broken bones. You're mother is one lucky and taugh guy." The policeman said.
Nexus stayed there for two days till Niel opened his eyes. "Son."
"Mother!" Nexus cried as he hold his mother's hands.
Days passed and Niel slowly gotten better though he insisted on getting discharged because of their bills but the doctors don't want to.
"Are you alright?" Cirus asked Niel.
"I'm alright but the bills! I can't pay all of these!" Niel gestured everything around him. He's sharing a room but still, he can't afford the treatment specially now that Nexus his already studying.
"Can I just sell my kidneys? You think someone will buy them?" Niel asked.
"Stop joking around! It's not even funny." Cirus reprimanded Niel.
After 3 weeks of staying in the hospital he finally got the clearance to go home. But going home is not as thrilling as it may sound when you have a debt to pay and think about. He looked at his loving son who looks at him with full of worry.
"Mama you are not planning on going to work with all that wounds right?" Nexus asked as if he can read through his mother's mind.
Niel kneel to face his son. "Son, if Mama won't work then we wouldn't have money to send you to school or money to eat, pay for Mama's medicine and many more. Don't worry about Mama ok? Mama's strong and these, these are nothing." Niel smiled at his son.
"Mama what if we have a lot of money? Will you stop working and just rest till you are healed?" Nexus asked.
"If we have a lot of money probably yes. But the reality is we don't have that's why Mama has to go to work later." Niel kissed the top of his son's head. He prepared dinner and after put his son to bed before he headed to his night time job, still on his bandages.
When Nexus was all sure that his mother has left, he got up. He took some money from his mother's purse and left a little note on the table for his mother to see when he comes home. He didn't want his mother to worry but with what is going on he knows this is the only way. After he prepared everything he left the house and went to the bus station. He got on and left. He looked at the window and watched the scenery change in the middle of the night as the bus drive away from the place where he found home. Hours passed and he finally got to the city and from there he rode a cab back to the place where he run from. He looked at the gigantic gate that served as the prison wall for him ever since he was born. He stand in front of the gate and without doing anything the gate opened on its own. Men and women came out as soon as it opened and they all plucked to him with their worried face. "Young master!" They cried.
"I want to speak with my father." Nexus demanded.
"The master is in the meeting right now but I'm sure he will be happy to hear the news that you have returned." The butler said.
"Tsk, father never really cared. It doesn't matter. I won't stay long. I just need to get someth——"
"I never thought that I raised such an insolent child." Nexus looked at the man that resembles him a lot. A man with a cold gazed that will make a person freeze to where they are standing. "You are treating this house as you please. Coming and going whenever you like. Is that it Spencer?!"
"I'll just go get something and I will be gone in no time. You won't see me again I promise." He looked at the man in front of him and he can feel the resentment reflecting from his own father's eyes.
"I'm afraid that won't work. Father made a will. He said that you have to be in my care till you are in legal age or else he won't hand me the Presidents position." The man walked towards him.
"Funny how the old man tied up the position I worked hard for to a mere child. Don't be a brat and go home. Once you are legal on age then you can do whatever you want." The man turned around and was about to walk away.
"Then, I want mother to live with us." The man stopped and turned around to face him and that's when he slapped the poor boy's face.
"Don't you dare call that bitch a mother! She never was a mother to you and she'll never will!" The man shouted.
Nexus hold the part of his cheek which has been slapped by his father. "I wasn't talking about her. I have a mother now. He legally adopted me. I want him to live with us."
His father didn't say anything till he called the butler and said "Look into it and I want you to bring that person ASAP!"
"Sir someone is at the gate, he keeps on saying that his son is here." One of the servants said.
"Mama." Nexus whispered.