READER'S POV

I hate life sometimes. I hate to feel something I have never felt before. I open the door to my dorm room. Inside, it's dark and eerie, not really giving off a welcoming atmosphere.

I sigh and walk inside, turning the light on. Then I walk to my bed and sit down, rubbing my eyes. I hope Yuji and Nobara won't be too mad at Satoru for not going to the centre of Tokyo. I chuckle at the thought, knowing Satoru will most likely go to an old and ugly building with a low grade curse in it.

Oh Satoru... I smile and lie down, facing the ceiling. But my smile fades when I remember the guy from today. Jeez, (Y/N)! Stop thinking about him!

I put my arm over my head, covering my eyes with it. Now the room is completely quiet, the only sound coming from my watch on the wall. Tick. Tack. Tick. Tack. Tick. Tack.

I almost let out a shriek when my phone buzzes. I reach into my pocket and look at my screen. A message from Satoru? How weird...But when I open the message, I raise my eyebrow and my jaw drops a little.

Satoru's message:
Heyyyy, my beloved sister! I have a mission to do tomorrow so please take the training of those three rascals over, yeah? 😉

I scoff and put my phone away, not even answering him because I know damn well that he is allergic to the word ,,no". However, I can't fight the feeling of excitement off. This is the first time I can teach students something on my own.

But what if I fail? My heart sinks. Of course I had to ruin my happiness. Great. I sigh and clench my jaw.

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*time skip (year 2006)*

,,Try again", my dad says harshly. I clench my fists while letting cursed energy run through my body. Concentrate. Concentrate..

I unclench my fist and let an invisible cobweb out of my hand, which only I can see, focusing on the curse in front of me. The curse squeals and tries to move but due to being in a small cage, it can hardly move.

The cobweb flies through the room, making a noise that sounds like it just sliced through the air. The curse's breath hitches as the cobweb touches his body, being now under my control.

,,Look dad! Look dad!", I say happily and smile but when I look up at my dad, the embers of my happiness hissed into a smoky death. He looks at me with a cold face expression, his eyebrows forming a V over his nose and his arms being crossed in front of his chest.

,,Why did you lose focus?", he asks dryly. I open my mouth to respond and look at the curse, realising the cobweb has vanished because I have lost my concentration.

I swallow and look back at my dad, my vision being blurry because of the upcoming tears. My dad rolls his eyes:,,You're such a failure. A disappointment to the Gojo family. Why can't you do things like we wish you to do, huh? Even Satoru manages that."

Again. Again a comparison to my brother. I'm such a failure. I can't even do such an easy thing as concentrating! I should really be ashamed of myself. Such a... Failure.

I swallow hard and look at the ground:,,S-Sorry, father..." ,,Try again. We will do this so long until you know how to perform your cursed technique perfectly. Otherwise you are and will be a disappointment to this family", my father says and points at the curse.

His words are as if a dagger is being stabbed into my heart. I try to fight my tears back and bite my lower lip. Then I nod and look back at the curse. However, no matter how hard I try to concentrate, I fail.

UGH! Why can't I be like my brother?! I-I'm so useless!!! So so useless! I'm a failure... A...

Failure.

This was the 3rd chapter! I hope you liked it! ^^

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~Kati