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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"You can't stay mad at me forever, Adds." My dad said while following me around the house. "Oh yes the hell I can." I said back. I grabbed an apple from the fridge.
"It's been a few weeks since you've quit Cobra Kai. Just come back, Addy." My dad pleaded. It's true. It's been a few weeks and I haven't seen anyone besides Miguel and Bri since then.
I turned to him. "I won't come back to Cobra Kai. Not while he's there teaching those students." I spit at him. I sat down on the couch taking a bite out of my apple.
"He's a good Sensei, Addy. He knows how to fight well and give kids confidence." My dad said while sitting down next to me. I cocked my head to the side, looking him straight in the eye.
"Oh yea, just like he gave you and your buddies so much "confidence" that you became bullies and tormented the hell out of other kids. He doesn't give kids confidence, Father. He brainwashes them into being bullies and picking on kids for the slightest things. Hell, he's still brainwashing you." I said to him, never looking away. I took and out of my apple while I waited for his answer.
He just shook his head. "You don't know him like I do, Addy. He's a changed man. And I'm not brainwashed. I do shit on my own." My dad said trying to convince me but I shook my head.
"You won't see it until it's too late, Dad." I said softly. I knew somehow, in someway, my dad was gonna get hurt from this. From Kreese. I got up and threw my apple into the trash.
"Kreese thinks you should come back. Said you could teach the other students some lessons." My dad said following me again. I sighed.
"No, Dad. I'm not going back there until he's gone. I won't be learning or teaching beside him. Ever." I told him with a pat on his shoulder. I had silently already forgiven him. He's my father and he'll learn from his mistake. "Besides, I've already forgive you so let's drop the topic." I said with a smile and patted his shoulder once more.
"I'm going to the mall with my friends." I said to him. Friends as in Robby, Sam, and Demetri.
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"Oh-oh-oh! Sweet man bun." Sam said while looking at Robby's license. I took it from her hand and looked at it. I covered my mouth, blocking the bubble of hysterics from coming out of my mouth but it didn't really work.
"I told y'all it was a horrible picture." Robby said and shook his head.
"If we were friends at the time, I could've told you this was a fad." Sam said.
"Yeah, well, I'm stuck with it for five years, so no biggie, right?" Robby said and leaned forward, resting his chin on his fist. I chuckled at that.
"Wait... Robert Swayze Keene?" Sam said and looked at him with wide eyes.
"Our mom was a huge fan of Patrick Swayze. He was an actor in the '80s." I said to her.
"Yeah, like I haven't seen Dirty Dancing a hundred times." She replied.
