The Youth Life Maze

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Siall's... What, did you get here???

The sky outside was getting dark, and the rain was starting to fall, I was already almost out of my resistance for now.

But when I saw Aruna, she smiled a little to encourage me, I got a little courage because of it.

My mother still gave a sharp look at me, but I can't give up until here, I tried to calm myself down, "Mother, even though I failed to get a 3rd champion, she said, in the end I still want to be a novelist, I'll prove it!" I said with a little confidence and excitement.

My mother seemed to have no doubts, she was very unsure if I could be a novelist, her doubts were clearly visible in her eyes and expression, "Ohh.. You're really sure dad??"

I kept trying to be confident, "Of course, I was very confident that I could achieve my dream, at least allow me to attend Saibou Inter High School first."

Even though I tried to show her confidence and determination, my mother was still not convinced by my decision.

My mother let out a hesitant voice, "Alvaro, I don't know if your decision is correct. Saibou Inter High School is a prestigious school and the competition there may be very difficult. Are you sure you can hang in there???"

My mother really doubted me very much, "I, will try my best, I can definitely hang in there!" exclaim me.

"Do you have talent??" this question was very direct and could make me doubt a little, but since Akira-Sensei had already admitted that I was talented, I became more confident.

"Of course, I'm sure that I'm talented, even though I don't have any outstanding talent, but I still believe that I still have talent in writing novels!" I looked directly at my mother's eyes, my eyes filled with strong confidence.

But my mother was still against it, and then we kept arguing, argument after argument feeling for feeling. I tried to convince my mother of my wish that I wanted to achieve.

After we argued for quite a while, my mother finally decided on something, she sighed first, "Huhh... Well, if you're really pushy, I guess, I won't give you permission right away, talk to your dad about this first, if your dad agrees, I'll agree, too" she said.

Means this way, I just need to talk to dad, well even though it might be very difficult, but, this must be tried, this kind of opportunity will never come 2 times.

"Well, I'll talk about this with my father" I replied.

Then, I went back to my room with my charter, and prepared to talk to my father later that night.

......................

Dinner time came, and my father arrived home. I went down to the table and sat down at my dining table.

"So, dad," I opened up the conversation, trying to stay calm even though my heart was pounding quite hard.

The atmosphere at that moment was tense, as if there was a huge burden in the room. The sharp and calm look from my father shook my heart, making me pound faster and faster. But, I know, I need to be able to deal with all of this to be what I want to be.

"Dad heard from your mother, you, still forced to be a writer?" ask my father in a serious voice.

Nervousness engulfed me, and I felt my breath sting. I chose to keep quiet for two minutes, trying to calm down for a moment before answering.

My dad also seemed to be very disagreeing about my own dreams, my dad seemed to be going to be harder to talk to than my mom, this sucks.

"But, son, are you really ready to start everything from scratch? You have to think carefully about the consequences of choosing a path to become a novel writer. What about the benefits you can get from this family business? No need to doubt. You know that success as an entrepreneur is a surer and more stable path than being a writer" my father said in an attentive voice.

But, Dad, happiness and personal satisfaction are also very important to me. I wanted to follow my desire to write and explore my creativity. Yes, a family business may promise faster financial returns, but will I feel truly happy and fulfilled in it? I want to achieve something more than money, Father," I replied trying to persuade my father.

After a long and tense debate, my father and I continued to exchange arguments and opinions. I don't want to give up and try to convince my father of my wishes.

"I understand, father, that this family business is very financially rewarding, but, in the end I will still choose what has accompanied me since childhood, I want to make my own novel, he said, famous problem or not I really don't care about it, if my novel succeeds in publishing and getting famous, I will definitely be a very happy person, I'm sure of it!" I said with determination.

My father sighed, then looked at me seriously, "You're really very stubbornwell, very much like this father of yours," he said casually.

"What, you mean that???" I was a little confused by what my father said.

My father did not answer what I asked, "Alright, I will allow you to become a novel writer, on the condition that you enter Saibou Inter High School through the entrance exam, he said, I hear the entrance exam is very difficult, so if you succeed, I will admit you, and maybe one more condition, in 3 years there, you have to debut, he said, and must have at least 1 novel published," he said.

L'm... Must be dreaming well, this must be a dream kann.. I, managed to persuade my father, aaahhh, this is too beautiful to be true...

I just smiled at that moment, and maybe Aruna realized that I was smiling, when I looked at Aruna, she seemed to be happy.

However, I must not be happy just because my father allowed me to, I must successfully enter Saibou Inter High School and accept the challenge from my father!

"Well, I'll take the challenge, I'll prove that I can!" I said, smiling with a very strong determination.

"Remember, if you fail to get accepted into Saibou Inter High School's entrance examination path, you must be what we want you to be" my father said in a serious manner.

"Of course, I'll prove it if I can" I said.

But what my father said could actually be a bit of a burden on my benchmark for actually making it into Saibou Inter High School.

The atmosphere calmed down and we all ate dinner.

......................

I returned to my room a little happy, and I finally started to focus on what I wanted. I checked my phone, and saw that the entrance exam of Saibou Inter High School was going to start when, and after I saw, it was going to start on July 13th, so I have to get ready until that day, I only have about 1 week from now to focus on learning about the world of writing.

Not to forget, I told Aithan about this, and it seemed like she also felt very happy when she found out I was allowed to try to become a novelist.

L'm.. Must succeed!!