ᗰᗩTᑌᖇE ᑕOᑎTEᑎT 𝟷𝟾+
The "Touch" Series
Izuku Midoriya was an Omega. His whole life he never once hated the fact that he was born into the weaker sub-gender. It was part of who he was. Izuku wasn't ashamed to say that he was weaker than others, doo...
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"Good afternoon and thank you for joining us this afternoon at West Central University. You are all here because of a shared interest in attending this University starting in the upcoming Fall semester." The chair of the education department stood on the stage. His suit was navy blue paired with a pink bowtie. His hair was styled back and his appearance assumed professionalism although he grinned and almost bounced with every step he took.
"What a fruit loop," Mom sat next to me in the sea of other potential college students. She didn't want to be sitting smushed between me and some other poor kids' parents. She was supportive of my decisions though and wanted to tag along as I visited some universities.
"Hag," I quipped and grunted as the back of her hand made contact with my stomach. "Fuck, woman," I hissed and she shot me a glare. My dad sat on my other side and chuckled at our antics.
"Today I want to talk to you all about potential!" My attention was drawn back to the man on stage while I tuned out my parents on either side of me. "Potential and opportunity, specifically. Each and every one of you sitting out there today has noticed an opportunity, and by being here today you have shown part of your potential." I zoned out after that. Although it was lovely to hear him so passionate about recruiting new students, I was here for actual information.
West Central University had an amazing engineering program and I wanted to get the information, find out how much debt I would be going into over this degree, and then go home. The thought was nice, but the whole motivational speech thing wasn't my style. However, the man on stage caught my attention when his tone turned more serious.
"Understand that life is full of challenges and decisions. You may leave here and decide that this university is not for you. Or, you may leave with your mind already set on attending in the Fall. It is one of the many decisions you will have to make in your young lives. However, Don't be afraid to mess up. Make your mistakes. Learn. Change. That is the beauty of life. A mistake is a lesson, it is not something to regret or lament. Mistakes don't define who you are, it only adds character and helps to build up a better version of yourself! Leave here today and make your mistakes, build yourself up, and see your potential. Nevertheless, I hope that your decisions lead you to WCU!" He chuckled and the crowd cheered.
I clapped absentmindedly and looked down at the pamphlet in my hands. I had circled some information on their degree program. My mom was already packing up her stuff, looking ready to high-tail it out of the crowd while my father sat there watching me gently. I could feel his eyes on me and I quickly stood up when the crowd was dismissed.
"Let get out of here," I muttered and made my way through the crowd with my parents following behind. Potential. Opportunity. Challenges. Mistakes. I had potential, I knew that. It only took me a while to get my head out of my ass and take some of the many opportunities that were thrown my way. I was a good student, smart, and I liked to learn. I always wanted to go back to school but soon after my high school graduation everything kind of fell to shit.
