Chapter seven

 Time flew by, and Flora was 15 years old already. Betty only had three more days left to live before she died; it was during the holiday period. Flora was on her phone. "I have decided to finally come clean to her," Betty thought inwardly. "Honey, can we talk?Betty asked. She was feeling a little bit down. "What's wrong, Mom? Are you feeling unwell?" Floral asked as she put her hands against her mother's neck to check the temperature of her body, but she saw her mother was okay, so she asked, "What's wrong with you, Mom? Are you feeling unwell?" "I'm okay; I just want to have a talk with you," Flora said as she looked at her daughter's cute face. "What do you want to talk about, Mom?" "I know you might probably hate me after this, but can you listen to me, please?" Flora said. "I always listen to you, Mom," Flora said with an assuring smile. "But what if I am not your mom?" Betty said, and Flora's smile vanished and was replaced with a look of confusion. "What do you mean by that? You are my mom, aren't you?" Flora asked Betty. Betty took in a deep breath and exhaled, then she said, "I know this might sound like a fantasy story, but please listen carefully. 15 years ago, on an abandoned road, a car was driving in the middle of the night; the weather was cloudy, and then a spaceship crashed in front of the car, making the car flip in the air before landing upside down. A pregnant lady and a man were in the car; the man was already dead. While the pregnant lady was on the verge of death, an alien crawled out of a spaceship and had cries of help. She went to save them, but she was unable to; she could only save the baby. She used her powers to bring the baby out of her mother's womb, and seconds after, the lady died. The alien proceeded to use her power to make the spaceship and the car vanish into thin air. She repaired the road so that no one would know what had transpired. Before she got rid of the dead body, her shape shifted into the appearance of the dead woman, and then she took the child. The child was about to die, so she used parts of our life force to insert it into the child, fully restoring the child back to good health, but she had to pay the price for using half of her life force. She took the child in and raised the child like their own." Betty said, and then she looked at Flora, "Why are you telling me all this? I don't understand." Flora asked; she was trying to understand what her mother was saying. "Flora, the people that died in the accident were your parents; I am the alien, and you are the little girl I brought out of your mother's womb at the expense of my life force." Betty said cutely, "No, no, it's not possible, Mom. Please tell me you are joking. I don't believe all this bullshit. What are you even saying?" Flora asked; she was very confused; her mind was running upside down; she was trying to apprehend what her mother was saying."Should I transform to my real form so that you will believe me?" Betty asked but got no reply. "Okay, but please don't run away from me, please. I beg you, please don't run away." Betty begged with teary eyes, "I won't leave my mother for anything," Flora said after getting reassured that she wouldn't run away. Betty transformed into her alien form; her eyes remained closed. She had the shape and figure of a human; she looked like a human but was a little bit different; her skin color was purple; she had three eyes and black shoulder-length hair. When she opened her eyes, she saw Flora staring at her in shock and disbelief; meanwhile, Flora was still trying to apprehend what was going on. Although she could not see any trace of fear in Flora's eyes, she could see shock and confusion in her eyes. "Are you really an alien?" Flora asked in shock. "Yes, I (cough)." Betty coughed before she could answer her question. She coughed out a mouthful of purple liquid. "What happened, Mom? You are scaring me. You are coughing out purple liquid. Mom, what's happening to you? You are scaring me." Flora cried out as she supported Betty (rainy) to have a seat. "Well, before I saved you, I had 30 years to live after the crash of my spaceship, but I used half of my life force to save you, so I practically had less than 15 years to live, and unfortunately for me, the 15 years are almost up (hesitate); I have less than 3 days left to live." Betty said with a bitter, sad smile, "Why did you save me? Now look at yourself; you are at the doors of death. I can't imagine living without you, Mom. Please, is there anything I can do to make you live?" "I don't regret anything I did." "I love you very much, Mom. I can't afford to let you go even if you aren't my biological mom. You are still my mom. I love you very much, Mom," Flora said as tears rolled down her face continuously. Betty was very touched by what Flora had said, and she also started crying. "I love you very much. I wish we could be together forever, but I'm afraid that I don't have enough time left. Wait here, I am coming," Betty said as she used her superpower to rush and fetch the smartwatch. Re, "What was that, Mom? How come you are so fast? You literally ran like a flash." Floral said in excitement and shock at the display of her mom's power; her voice was lightly raised. "That is one of my powers," Betty said with a smile on her face. "Cool!!" Flora exclaimed, "What other powers do you have?" Flora asked curiously, deviating from the topic. She was fascinated by her mother's powers. She looked at Betty with sparkling eyes and said, "Well, I only have a few powers." "What are they?" "I have super speed, super strength, telekinesis, and a high libido. Cool, right?"Betty said, "Yeah, Mom, it's very cool, but what is high libido?" Floral asked curiously, "It means high sex drive." Betty said, "I don't understand what you are saying, Mom," said Flora. "When a man and a woman have sex, it normally lasts for a few hours, but I can last for a maximum of two and a half days." Betty explained, "Wow!! That's cool, "Floral said, although she did not understand fully what her mother said. "What is that, Mom?" "This is my intelligence system," Betty said. It looked like a smartwatch, but there was some golden stuff at the four corners of the watch, making it look like an antique. "What does it do, Flora?" I ask. "It has answers and solutions to almost all problems, and he knows it all; it's kind of like AI, but he is even much better." Betty explained, "Here, take this; it's now yours; it will help you," Betty said as she placed the watch in Flora's palm. "Thank you, Mom. How does it work?" Flora asked. "Re, how are you doing?" Betty asked, and the watch was switched on. A pair of technological eyes, a nose, and a mouth appeared on the screen. "Mistress, I am doing well," Re said in a "robotic computerized voice. "So cool!!" she exclaimed. "Good, I would like it to meet my daughter, Flora." "Wow, she has grown to be a very beautiful young lady," recomplemented Flora. "Re, from now on, Floral will be your new mistress," he said. "Okay, Mistress, I am guessing your time is almost up," he said in a downcast tone. "I have 3 days left."