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a woman screaming while holding with all she can , her husband by her side , she sweating and struggling in absolute pain, because of her choice not to take any pain killers choosing the most common choice for child birth.

finally the doctor manages to get the baby out of her and he looks at ,this beautiful miracle and thinks ' waw thats one average looking but thats okay they all look the same at birth ' the baby crying with all it has .

he takes the baby and he hands over to his tired heavily breathing mother she isn't exactly the most beautiful woman in the world but she had better times .

the husband looking at his child and a sense of warmth love and worry a responsibility and weight he never felt before all dawned on him but he had one thought in his heart ' worth it '

the being handed over to his mother he slowly feels a living connection that helps him feel a safety and security .

that our ladies and gentlemen the started of our protagonist Oliver after a quick google search thats the most common name in the world

fast forward a couple years what did happen to our little protagonist well his first word mama was at 10 months started walking after a year just your everyday healthy little boy

his parents saw his as the most SPECIAL thing in the world they got him a piano teacher at 8 can play the piano after years of teaching showed no Amazing talent in it , his mothers absolute believe in him made him feel like the best piano player in the world until he entered a competition and came 4 out of 8

he tried again... 4th again ....

the mother realizing her sons talent isnt in music so the father says he is a boy he should learn to defend himself they sign him up for karate, judo , boxing

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years of different hobbies and always ALWAYS comes 4th sometimes 5th just close enough to be above average but not enough to BE above average

little oli at the age of 15 laying on his bed looking at the ceiling with a closet behind him full of medals some are participation rewards some his parents bought and most ...are first trophies he bought for himself

oliver talking to himself looking at that closet "damn that last trophy cost me 20 dollars i deserve it the kid who beat me managed to beat me in the spelling bee went on to beat everyone else So i am a winner like him " years of never winning always competing resulted in some twisted logic that whenever he lost to someone ,who later managed to get first he is first with them because they carried his dreams .

his parents looking at him from the door crack with concern hearing the father says "look ever since he watched that episode of anime he has been saying this we should stop sending him to competitions and just let him learn for fun "

mother whispers back "you think i didn't try that he refuses every time he sees a competition available to any of his many many many many hobbies he runs to me wanting to sign up and you know i cant say no to him " of course only child is a spoiled child .

oliver of course hearing his not so quit parents talking

and knows of theirs worries he simply chooses to ignore it they live in a worth where technology advanced so much as long as you have the money for it you can be anything and whatever you want even super powers are possible of course that's what the internet says in his little world of middle class single income family , thats in a city full of middle aged couples and young families.

competitions is the only thing that can give him that adrinaline rush even if he knows he will never be the best at it he will be okay at it and he is okay with that

after years of attempts and failures he has come to accept one reality he wont be the best at anything but he will be okay at EVERYTHING.