Roman's vision started going black and the world was spinning. He slowly lost consciousness and the last thing he remembered was a tall silhouette and a fist hitting him.
"Wake up kid! You can't stay here anymore school is over for the day." a rough voice shook Roman awake. Roman started to move but then he felt intense pain in his face.
"Ow!" Roman exclaimed. "Where am I?" he asked as he looked around. He saw a old man sitting on a chair across the room and what looked like medical supplies strewn around the room.
"This is the nurse's office. You got knocked out on your first day. Classic!" the old man said to Roman.
"Who attacked me?" Roman quickly asked the nurse.
"Your classroom's strongest fighter, Donovan. He is a good fighter. Probably sixth in the freshman class when it comes to fighting. I would try to avoid a brawl with him from now on." the nurse started explaining to Roman. "Oh! How silly of me! I didn't tell you my name. My name is nurse Jackson. Nice to meet you kid." nurse Jackson stuck out his hand and Roman reached for it. Suddenly Roman felt a sting on his hand as nurse Jackson smacked it.
"Haha! Sorry I just couldn't help myself. You are so weak. Have you ever fought before?" nurse Jackson asked Roman.
"No I have never fought! Why is everyone in this place so obsessed with fighting?!" Roman asked as he held his injured hand.
"Fighting is all many of the students here can do. For them it is a way of life. I recommend you learn how to fight as quickly as possible or else you will fail at the end of the year." nurse Jackson said with a somber look. "Kid I have taken a liking to you I would hate to see you get expelled at the end of the year. Try to not disappoint me. Now I have to go home so get out of here kid." nurse Jackson said as he pointed at the door.
Roman got up from the bed and walked to the door. "Have a good day nurse Jackson." he said as he left the room. Roman walked out of the school building and onto the street. It was rush hour so there were many cars coming down the street with a whoosh. As he was walking home Roman noticed that there wasn't many people walking around the school. The people would walk across the street to avoid the school. Just by walking out of the building people had pegged him as a delinquent and they were actively avoiding him.
'Whatever. They can think what they want about me.' Roman thought to himself. He started walking to his house and looking around at the stores on his way. He saw plenty of different stores. Some were clothing stores, grocery stores, or toy stores. There were also many restaurants and food trucks. This street was the main road of the town and it had many cars drive on it each day. As Roman was walking he saw some people handing out fliers to people walking by. As he got closer he saw that it was two large men handing out the fliers.
"Join our gym and get a free shirt!" one of the men was yelling out at people that were walking on the other side of the street.
"We charge a monthly fee of ten dollars sir. It is an investment for your health. You look like you have worked out before why don't you visit the gym and see if you like it?" the other man said trying to convince a middle aged man to come to the gym with him.
Roman started walking past the people handing out the fliers but a large hand suddenly grabbed his shoulder.
"Where are you going friend? Why don't you stop and rest for a second. We don't bite. You are pretty muscular you must workout. Why don't you join our gym. We got everything. Weights, machines, martial arts, and much more." one of the men said while pulling Roman closer to him and handing a flier to Roman.
Roman suddenly though of something. A ray of hope appeared in front of him. "Wait this gym has martial arts?! That is perfect! Can someone teach me?!" Roman exclaimed.
"Of course we can teach you martial arts! What are you interested in learning?" the second man suddenly cut into the conversation.
"I have no idea what I want to learn" Roman said sheepishly.
"Don't worry! Come on by tomorrow and we will set you up with someone to teach you!" the first man said excitedly.
"I will!" Roman said as he ran off with the flier in hand. When he got home he did some weight lifting and then ate dinner. His day was going to get home late so he just went to sleep without waiting for his dad to get home. As he closed his eyes he thought about which martial art he should learn. Soon he was fast asleep.