Metanoia: the journey of changing one's mind, heart, self, or way of life.
"You don't see it do you? You're becoming the thing you feared the most. The thing that's tormented you and your friends since the third grade." I said to him, meaning every...
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I stood there, with the shattered glass around my feet, staring at my father figure, not wrapping my head around what he just said.
"Why the hell is he back now, Dad? I thought he was dead?" I asked him, panic dripping from my voice. My dad's face was busted up pretty bad. It looks like they fought. His nose was bleeding and his lip was cut.
"I don't know, Addy. I really don't know. Kreese is the only person I know that is crazy enough to fake his own death." He told me. He walked over and grabbed a towel, wetting it with cold water and wiping the blood off his face. I looked at him worried.
"What does that mean for the dojo? More importantly, what does that mean for you? That man tried to kill you when you were a teenager. A TEENAGER!" I exclaimed. I had my hands in my hair, tugging at it hard. This was all so much to think about. A man from my dad's past comes back from the dead, and no doubt, will want to teach alongside my dad and ruin these kid's minds. Fill them with this no mercy bullshit like my dad had. Although, I knew he regret it.
"I don't know, Addy. I don't know what to think. Stop pulling on your hair, kid. You'll give yourself bald spots. You shouldn't be stressing over this. He's my responsibility, not yours. I'll handle him." He reassured me. I nodded and took my hands out of my hair. My scalp was sore from how hard I was tugging.
I really hope he gets Kreese out of here. I already had a bad feeling about him, and my gut feelings are never wrong.
My dad put some ice in a bowl to help his hand. He told me that he accidentally ran into the mirror and shattered it along with a small fire starting in the dojo.
"Dad, I'm actually going to head out and meet some of the students from the dojo. They want to celebrate our win. I'll be back in three hours tops." I informed him. I went to quickly get dressed, throwing on something comfy. I grabbed my jacket, my house keys, and my shoes and headed out the door.
Did I mention I got a bike? Only for right now to help me get around. I put the address that Aisha gave me into my phone and peddled my way there.
In 10 minutes I had arrived. I locked my bike up and headed inside. I looked around and saw Aisha, Demetri, Brianna, Eli, and Moon at one table. I headed that way.
"Victory Nachos!" Aisha was cheering with her phone in the air. I knew she was taking a video for her Instagram so I decided to sneak up on her. I slowly my made my way to her and grabbed her sides making her jump.
"Jesus, Addy you scared the hell out of me." She said breathlessly. I laughed at her comment and squished my self beside Brianna who was sitting with Demetri. Everyone started to cheer and me along with them.
"Addy is here now so the party can really start now." Aisha was adding on. I chuckled at the comment. One thing about me is that I'm either in the mood to completely chill or to party hard. No in between.
