The dinner was extremely delicious. John didn't know if his mum food today was better than other day or maybe because he had done quite a workout today, but he could not help but ask for more.
A 'Blurp' was heard and the next moment, John's mom, Elisabeth, And his sister, Angel burst out laughing.
John didn't know where his father was, he only remembered that the night before his dad left, his father, Paul had an argument with his mother, an heated one, it almost resulted in a fight, that was 6yrs ago and since then John and his sister were being taken care of by their mother. She was only being hard on them because she wanted the best for them, well on John mostly, who was not taking his studies seriously.
" John, how was school today", Elisabeth asked. " great", he replied. The truth was he didn't remember what happened at school today, all he knew was that he was in class, and his P.E teacher came in late, and his run from school.
Remembering his run, he also remembered his system and his decision to learn skill. " Mum, can I go over to Ray's place tomorrow", John asked, " sure, his mum replied". " But you have to do your chores first" his mum continued, killing the joy that had just surfaced in John's heart.
The next day, being a Saturday was the weekend, which means no going to school. John initially thought that he would be at Ray's place through out the day, But his mum just had to burst his bubble.
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" Phew", " and , I'm done".Looking towards the sky, he could immediately tell that it was already midday. He hurried inside and quickly got himself cleaned.
" Mum, I'll be at Ray's place ", John hollered to his mum who was at the backyard. " Are you done with the chore", came his mother's voice, " yes", he replied, " Where's Angel?",John asked, " She's at one of her friends place, I think Rachel", replied his mum. " Goodbye mum" John shouted and hurried out of his house.
John was only older than Angel by 5 years, he was 16yrs while his sister was 11yrs, and unlike John, Angel was a very social person, she always had a place to be at every weekend. Ray is the only person John could call his friends.
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"Why are you just standing there with the ball, I thought you came here to play soccer", Ray shouted over to the stationary John. John seemed to be in a daze, but the truth was that he was looking at the system interface before him.
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DING
You have just learned a skill.
Passing: Level 1
You can now see your skill on the skill interface.
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John was bewildered, all he did was to pass to Ray and like that he had learned a new skill.
" Seems like passing is a skill", Concluded the stunned John . John suddenly came up with an idea, Looking at Ray who seemed to be shouting all the way from the other goal post he wondered, ' Let's see if this works', he thought, and the next second he gathered power in his right foot and then the ball was hurled towards the post.
And just as he expected, the next second another ding was heard.
[DING
You have learned a new skill,
Strike: level 1.]
John could not describe how he was feeling now, he now suddenly had the the urge to try his new skills on Ray. The joy in his heart was unspeakable. " Time to learn skills".