Six days. That was how long it took me to start school. Six days to prepare myself for what was to come. And what was to come was uncertain, to say the least. That world was not like mine. There were dangers I could not ignore: vampires, werewolves, witches... Creatures I only knew from books and movies, but that were now real.
"How am I going to fight these things as a normal human being?" I thought, with a mixture of apprehension and determination. "I need to train my body, prepare myself for whatever comes my way."
With that idea in mind, I got on my bike and pedaled until I found a sporting goods store. The store was a little far away, about 18 km from home, but the distance didn't matter to me. I needed that equipment.
"UFF UFFF," I sighed, when I finally reached the store. "This is where I found it. I thought I'd never find this store. My sense of direction is worse than Zoro's..."
"Hi, my friend, how can I help you?" the attendant greeted me with a friendly smile.
"Hello," I replied. "I'd like some weight training equipment: barbell, plates and weights. If you have any, I'd also like some ankle weights, between 10 and 15 kg, please."
"Um, just a moment, I'll get everything," the attendant said as he headed to the store's storage room.
"After a few moments, he returned with the equipment I had requested."
"That's it, kid," the attendant said, with an approving look. "I'm happy that some young people are still eager to train. I don't see that as much lately."
"Hm, I need a strong body," I replied. "Being weak doesn't help and will never help anyone."
"Yes, you're right," the attendant agreed. "It all came to a total of..."
"A few minutes later, on the way home..."
"Well, it all came out a little expensive for me, about $470..." I thought. "I hope I make that money soon, or I'm in trouble. That guy said he'd deliver it all in one day, tomorrow morning. So I've got all that time until then to try to make some money. Now, I won't be moving too far from home until school starts."
"Back at the apartment, I decided it was time to get back to business. I turned on my laptop and started trading the stock market."
"Man, I invested about $4,500 in fast stocks..." I muttered, with a touch of apprehension.
"Shit, am I really going to lose money trading in this life?" I thought, feeling a bit frustrated. "Actually, from what I'm seeing here, it's much easier to make money. There's not as much volatility in the market this year... Everyone talks about this crap about reading and studying, but the truth is very simple... You just have to follow the sharks. As a small fish, that's all you can do, never go against the tide..."
"I'll start with a very low bankroll...", I planned.
"About 4 hours later..."
"HAHAHAHA! That's it, damn it!" I exclaimed, with a smile of satisfaction.
"I made over $3,000 in 4 hours! That's cool and all, but it's nowhere near what I really want. I need a lot of money..."
"This is still nothing," I thought. "I need at least $5 million to never worry about money again. But that won't happen overnight. In the meantime, I need to find a job..."
"While that doesn't happen... I'm going to sleep. Tomorrow my training starts..."
The next day, I woke up early, ready to start my training. But before I got out of bed, one last thought haunted me.
"School starts in six days..." I thought. "I wonder if I'll get to meet some of the main characters from Cobra Kai... I mean, I can't say I'm not excited about all of this. I kind of had a crush on Tory... I mean, man, she's gorgeous, and on top of that, her personality... OMG! Any difficult woman is 10 times prettier than an easy one... hehe."
"About my appearance..." I mused. "I'm about 5'7", I have black hair, hazel eyes, and I'm kind of skinny/muscular... To be honest, if I were from an anime or something, I'd definitely look like a pre-teen Gohan. I'm not Japanese, I'm Brazilian, at least I was Brazilian."
With these thoughts running through my head, I finally fell asleep, looking forward to the next day. The day I would begin to shape my body and prepare myself for the challenges that awaited me in this new world.