Little Hero

Dealing with change

"Wake up, boy!" accompanied by a jolt to his side was the first stimulation Atticus experienced when he first woke up.

Sleepily, Atticus rose from his bed and rubbed his eyes.

"Wash your face and meet me in the kitchen for breakfast," With that Amara left the room.

Atticus hoped oof the bed and quickly made his way to the wash basin in the next room. He splashed some water on his face and as the cool liquid made contact with his face, he immediately felt his sleepiness fade away. He felt fresh and ready to start the new day on Themyscira.

When he reached the kitchen, he saw Amara moving about. Grabbing bowls and whatnot. He climbed on the chair but frowned when he found out that his eyes lined the table. Finally, Amara set down a hot, steaming bowl of porridge and after instructing Atticus to seat on a book she had put on the chair, she took her seat opposite Atticus.

The boy stared at her curiously, cocking his head to the side.

"I haven't poisoned it you know? Eat," She said in an obvious tone.

Atticus quickly dig into his meal. The boy ate quickly and rather messily but he was hungry as he hadn't had anything for dinner last night. Amara could only shake his head in dismay.

She sighed. "Listen carefully while you eat. After you're done eating, wear the clothes on your bed. You're going to school,"

At the mention of school Atticus head shot up from the bowl and a smile grew on his face. Where there is a school, that means there are children. His whole life he has never seen another child other than himself. "I'm going to school? You mean there's other kids like me on the island!"

"Yes. Well, they might be older but the queen orders you to be taught at our school," Amara find this confusing as he would only be here for a month but here what Hippolyta says is the law. "So, finish your breakfast quickly,"

Amara didn't have to point that out to him as he quickly began to scarf down his porridge. When he was done, he hopped off the chair and ran to his room. So fast that he didn't have time to hear Amara say, "Wipe the porridge of your face!" She shook his head and sighed. "Gods, give me strength,"

Atticus looked at Amara as she talked to a blonde Amazon dressed in white robes. He himself was wearing a knee length blue greek tunic. With his super hearing, he learned their conversation was about him particularly his school arrangements. The teacher nodded and Amara made her way back to Atticus. Atticus quickly turned away and pretended he wasn't eavesdropping.

Though, it was obvious to Amara that he was. "You will learn in this school until midday. I will wait for you here when it's over," he handed him a satchel. "Inside contains everything you need and there's also your lunch,"

Atticus looked at the school entrance and then to her. She nodded."Off you go,"

He smiled and ran off. Just as he was about to enter, he stopped and waved to Amara. "Bye bye!"

She replied with nothing and just stared at him devoid of any emotion, before turning back.

Atticus entered the entrance of the school which was a pantheon dedicated to Athena, the goddess of wisdom. In the middle features a stone statue of Athena. On the other side of the pantheon, there was an amphitheater which by the looks of it were packed with girls. It also looked like a class was starting. With that knowledge, he rushed outside. Not wanting to be late on his first day.

As he approached closer, all activity in the amphitheater stopped and turned to look at him. Atticus felt nervous with all the eyes watching him. The girls were much taller and bigger than him though they were roughly the same age. They started whispering and chattering loudly.