Dawn of a new day

It was a new day but the whole world was still drowned in darkness. The animals had just woken up to send a signal that it was time for the world to awaken as well.

The sun was a few moments away from shining its light on the world, breathing life into the world, and chasing the darkness away.

Everything was being set up for daily activities to begin for the day and those activities brought about a chance for change. Change for the world and its occupants.

In a hotel room on the 16th floor of a building, there was a window set up directly facing the east and overlooking some parts of the city.

A young man was in that room just stirring awake to greet the dawn of a new day with an energetic look.

The young man was of course the 22-year-old Jason Wang.

From an observer's point of view, it looked like Jason had woken up at the same time as the sun.

Jason sat up on his bed and took a look at the window just in time to see the sun peek its head over the horizon. He was already wide awake with no signs of sleepiness or tiredness on his face.

He didn't wake up groggily like most other people did but he got up with more energy than he knew what to do with and a smile of excitement for what the new day held for him.

Sitting up cross-legged, he then started meditating on his plans for the day and started to shape in his mind his ideal day.

Naturally, what was most on his mind was his meeting with Felicia and getting to witness some martial art techniques from a master first hand.

It only took a few minutes and he was done meditating. He already had a clear head and mind as to how to approach the day so he opened his eyes with a smile.

After that, he stretched his body and proceeded to reach for his phone.

He started with checking through his emails, updates on current affairs around the world, and posts from his friends and sister.

Looking at his phone, he spotted some funny memes, saw some pictures that his friends had posted about their day, and lots more.

He always left comments on his friends' photos whether they're congratulations about their date with a girl or vacation photos.

Taking selfies was never his thing which his friends always complained about as they wanted to see what was going on with him but he just could not get into it as much as others did.

After perusing through his phone he wanted to drop it and start his day on a good note when he got a good idea.

He immediately visited his sister's social media account and posted a small tease on her timeline about an embarrassing past of hers. Of course nothing private but something for some light fun.

After that, he closed the app and logged off so he couldn't see his sister's retaliation. He knew for sure that there was going to be some revenge but he didn't care as he already got his ideal start to the day.

Right before he was about to put down his phone, he received a message from Felicia concerning their movements for the day.

He didn't expect the message as he thought that a boss like her would be able to sleep a bit longer before she was required for the daily running of the mall. It seemed she was an early riser just like him.

That was just a quick thought as he proceeded to go through the contents of the message.

Most of the message though was just a reminder that he was going to meet the master she chose.

More shocking, was the fact that she mentioned that she was going to be picking him up personally from the hotel to meet with the master and that she wanted his hotel name and room number for when she arrived.

Jason was really surprised at first but was very quick to rationalize the issue.

She was the one who was introducing him to a respected martial arts master so she couldn't just send an employee to fetch or just show him the way. She needed to show herself out of respect for the person.

After realizing the meaning behind her actions, he then sent his hotel name as well as his room number to her.

Thinking for a bit, he sent a message to her asking for her advice on how to dress up and meet the master. What kind of preferences he would have for first impressions and the like.

After a few minutes with no reply from her, Jason was about to think that his request was too much when she replied.

She said that anything only slightly formal would do and to make sure that whatever he ended up wearing would be easy to change out of. He was also advised to take a change of clothes with him in a bag in case the test was going to be more physically demanding than what formal wear could handle.

Jason quickly thanked her for the advice.

Before they ended the conversation, Jason then asked for an approximate time that he could expect her in the hotel.

She said that he should be ready around noon.

After exchanging a few more words and wishing each other a good morning, they both ended the conversation and proceeded with other things.

Before putting down his phone, Jason checked the time and calculated that he had about six hours till noon so he wanted to be prepared early on.

He climbed down from his bed and went into his washroom to brush his teeth and wash his face. This took him a little more than 10 minutes to do.

Then he changed from his pajamas to a comfortable gym short and a tank top. Wearing his gym sneakers, he then made his way out of his room and towards the gym.

Going to the gym this early wasn't about testing the limits for Jason, but it was more about him trying to maintain control over his body and warm-up for the day.

In fact, he didn't think that the machines at the gym would be useful in testing his limits as they were ordinary gym equipment.

To him, only the equipment that professional athletes and bodybuilders use would be sufficient to push him to the limits.

He started out his workout by doing some light stretches. Then he proceeded to the treadmill once he was done.

He only kept a moderate jogging pace for the treadmill and he did this for about 30 minutes before moving on. He played around with the dumbbells for a while then went to the leg press, then the bench press, and so on.

He spent about 3 hours in the gym doing what he called a 'warmup'. If normal people knew his thoughts and saw what he did, they would surely drown him in their spit from despising him.

After being satisfied with his workout, he then stretched his muscles at the end and proceeded to get back to his room.

On his way back, he called the kitchen in the hotel to prepare his breakfast and send it up to his room. He was really starving so he didn't want to wait for food for long while doing nothing.

He got back to his room and immediately hit the showers to freshen up after the workout.

He took his time relaxing and even soaked for a few minutes in the tub just to pass time before his food arrived.

Bathing and soaking took him about 30 minutes before changing into a robe with nothing but his underwear underneath.

Lucky for him, once he was done changing, a knock was heard on his room door and he immediately knew that it was his breakfast.

Not wasting any time, he ran for the door and opened it to let the hotel staff in.

The staff lady at the door looked at him and was instantly put into a daze.

Bear in mind, he just got out the shower and was wearing a sleeveless bathrobe with nothing but his underwear. Coupled with his good looks and athletic body, he was a real lady killer at that moment.

Whether Jason noticed this or not was another case because as he saw her just standing there, he urged her once again to get into his room.

That immediately brought her out of her daze as she looked to the side to hide the blush on her face and avoid making eye contact with him.

She hurriedly went into the room, dropped the food on his table, and then ran out of the room like a scared kitten.

Jason saw all this but didn't think too much about it as all he had in his mind was the food so he sat down and started devouring his meal at a ridiculous pace.

It took him about 15 minutes to completely clear the plates of any food or even food crumbs. He sat down on his chair contentedly as he rubbed his full stomach.

He checked the time and noticed that he still had about 2 hours before his meetup with Felicia and since he had nothing planned till then, he took out his phone and started surfing the web for videos and funny pictures to pass time.

Like that, 2 hours quickly came and it was time for him to dress up and await Felicia's arrival.