I Am ALPHA

Grooming.

I told you before how I've been "groomed" since Birth to be the leader right? Well I didn't know that for a long time. Til I was 17 almost. My father was training me but not obviously. When ever I messed up, which wasn't often, he had me run. I do mean run. Not on a treadmill or a track. No he had me run around the whole town. And I'd do it to. It got to the point where I knew I'd run. And I looked forward to it. It stopped being a punishment at one point and started being an enjoyment. Being able to let lose, run fast, leave this world in my dust. There was no other feeling.

At about the age of 15 my dad started running with me. Just for fun. We would run through the city and he'd talk the whole time. His endurance was ridiculous. He could run the whole 20 miles without sweating if he wanted and he talked the entire way. Always about family. It was his biggest point. "Family is important. The only thing in this world that will be under you when you're on the ground and you think it's the count. Your family is gonna pick you up on your feet and tell you you aren't done fighting until you win."

My dad had a way of speaking that made you listen. That made you believe in him. Made you wanna do what he said without question. I told him that one day and all he did was smile and say " Its in the voice you use. One day soon you'll figure that out. Who knows, maybe you'll even get me to listen to you some time."
I laughed at that one. Back then the idea of me telling my dad what to do and he listening, it was insane. Madness. Complete ridiculousness. Now though, it doesn't seem to hard.

Hey, sorry these first few chapters are gonna be short. I'll find time here and there to build on them though. I promise they will get longer. For now. Enjoy this section of it. You'll learn more about Adams background in the next few chapters.