Metanoia

The Beginning of The End

Musutafu, Thursday morning,

Not like another teenager, I never going to school anymore. Even though I'm not in my hometown anymore. It just feels more comfortable like this. By the way, I'm on my way to minimarket. I forgot to buy some bread and while I'm out here maybe I can go for a walk. Homeschooling is my last option to get an education. Not just because I'm out of my hometown (without any supervisor), I'll be a rebel. Being wanted is the last thing I don't want to do in my new home.

While I choose my bread and coffee, my phone is vibrating and I see my auntie's number. Here we go again, I think?. "Hey... Auntie," I said. "How you doing, My baby?" asked her. I only can long sigh. I'll take my word, I have related here in Japan. She's my auntie from my mother's family. Let me tell you, she's so annoying. Annoying in the way that she always calls and asks me. Don't get me wrong. I loved her. She's like my mother here and since I'm tragically gone from my hometown. Of course, she's worried me. "Good. Just take a beverage for my breakfast," I answered. "So, you're still homeschooling, huh? Are you sure, you want to continue this? You grade it's enough to go to U.A".

U.A. High School, an academy where the best hero graduated. I'm not a fan of heroes, to be honest. I don't hate them too. Just not my kinda stuff. "I'm okay. Plus, is more comfortable for me. The fewer people the better." I explained. I take my groceries and get out from minimarket. "Hm... even you're outside the house?". I almost choked on my saliva. "Stop using your quirk and find where am I." I warned her. "Come on, Ari. You're the only one who's closest to me. most of our family is in hometown now. Stay in my apartment. Why would you want to stay alone in this unknown place?" she whined.

"Auntie please, don't call me that name anymore. This place isn't unknown to me. it's Japan, you know," I explained. "Duh, everyone knows this is Japan. But for your heart it's unknown. It's not your home," she said with a weird tone. "Stop being poetic. I'm gonna ended the call if you like this again". I open my apartment door and place my groceries on the table. "I'm just kidding but I've to go too. There's a meeting I need to join. Before that, I already recommended you to U.A like a week ago. So, I think they already give you an answer. Check your email".

"WHAT?! DID YOU- WHAT?!".

"Just try my luck, Yama. If you don't get it, it's okay. But if you get it, please try it first, okay?"

"But, I told you. I don't want to go to school and it's heroes school. It makes it worse! You know how they treat me back there, right?".

"Yama, calm down. It's a different place now. You're not in your hometown anymore".

I look at my little shrine and see one of the candles. The fire is growing. I take a deep breath and let out slowly. "Yama, do you know what you want to be?" asked her. I stare at the shrine and think about it. "You don't know, rite? Just try the exam if you get and maybe, just maybe, they can teach you how to control your quirk". I can hear the worried tone there. I don't want to be a burden to people. That's why I don't want to stay with her anymore.

I take a pack of cookies from my groceries bag and place it in the bowl in front of the shrine. "Yeah, I'll try," I whispered. "Thank you, sweetie. I have to go now. Love you," she said. "Love you too". After the call ended, I place my phone on the table. I put my palms together like a prayer. "If it's for my own good then I'll take it," I whispered. After breakfast while in class, I open my email and that's true. There's an email from U.A. Highschool. I thought it was a joke and It's not. The principal said I'll take the exams at weekend. There're two types of exams. Writing and physical exams. I'm not worried about writing exams but physical. I hope I'm not doing anything stupid.

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Surprisingly, I don't have too many wounds. My body still feels like in hell now. But who cares, I'll go home now. I already asked permission from my teacher before the U.A exams. So, I have 3 days off to rest my whole body. "I need a cold shower," I opened the door and go to take a shower. While waiting for the results, I catch up on the lessons left behind yesterday and some assignments too. In the morning, I got a letter from U.A and open the letter.