THE LIFELINE

Get out of this house and never come back you illegitimate child" you Mrs haff told Edward. She instructed the made to throw his luggage. "Mom, you are abandoning me for a man that is not my father, all his sons are building their future and prepare towards the it the way they like but you want him to dictate mine to me, not possible" Edward told Mrs haff. "Pak, Pak, Pak" he was gifted three simultaneous slaps. Mrs haff wanted to give him another one but she was stopped by her husband Edward's step-dad. They heard a at the gate, "open the gate" his step-dad instructed the maid.

Three well armed soldiers entered. "That's him" Mrs haff pointed at Edward. "I can't believe you are doing this mom", he said to his mom. "Pak" I he was give a slap that made him retreated five steps. "Carry him", one of the soldiers instructed and he was carried to the gate while his luggage was burnt that night.

Edward is the son of Mrs haff, he also has an elder sister, two elder brothers with a step-sister. There are some circumstances surrounding his birth that was not told to him. The hospital he was give birth to was at a remote village. His father was killed that night by some weird creatures, it was his grandfather that saved him and his mother, the moved to the city when Edward's grandfather left them. He has some features that cannot be considered in the human world. He has a red eyeball, long hair, the upper part was black while the lower part of the hair is pure red and it add a strangeness to his handsome self. He also has a strange fast healing ability with non humanistic memory. The combination of this makes him an handsome and intelligent person with some danger added to it. He just wrote his WAEC and JAMB, he was instructed to register for surveying but he registered for computer engineering, that was the reason behind the event that took place that night.

A week later he was released from the army custody with no injury. He was beaten badly and also tortured the way hardened criminal are been tortured but his injuries were able to heal without any medication or treatment. He went to Mrs haff's house, there was no one at home, he entered the house with the spare keys he stole. He took the Important documents and searched the house for his luggages but he found nothing. He locked the house and was about to go when he heard sirens. "Stop you are under arrest for breaking into a persons house". The police surrounded him, an handcuff was put on his hands and he was dragged away. Mrs haff took the case to court. A bright Monday morning the birds are singing and people are preparing to go to their work place, but people from Mrs haff's family and a few of Edward's friend are at the entrance of the SUPREME COURT. Mrs haff, her husband with chris (Edward's step-sister) are standing at one corner while Edward's friend is at another Comer of the side. The court is very large, the surroundings is up to one acre, one part of it is, private helicopter with haff's group in it. Sitting inside it are Edward's three elders. The elder sister come down from the is helicopter and she joi to Mrs haff. "Mom I want to talk with you", she told Mrs haff. They went to one remote corner of the court. "Mom what are you doing" Jane started. "To who"? Mrs haff asked innocently. "Edward" she answered, "oh, that demon doing what should be done by an animal, he broke into the house and stole our goods, not only that he almost killed Chris" Mrs haff answered". You are defaming your son so that he can be killed, I can't believe what you are doing ever since you married him, you're turned evi...., "pak" Jane was gifted a slap. "Mom, you slapped me" she asked. "Pak" she was gifted another one. Mrs haff went out angrily.

Edward was dragged down the police van with handcuff on his hand. Mrs haff gave a signal to Chris and she went to meet a person. Reporters and some people rushed in. "You evil beast". They started to throw eggs at him, the police left him and went to one corner. He was beaten, the police later intervene he was already bleeding, a drop of blood dropped from his head into his mouth. "First step in becoming a blooded vampire.....". It was shown on a system and he looked at it surprised. "You are a vampire by birth, but you are not active, it was your grandfather that locked me and it's only a drop of blood from you and water of mystery that will turn you into a pure blooded one. The system further explained." Who killed my father" he thought then the system told him that it was the council that killed his father, they were looking for Edward and they had to kill his father. It was you grandfather that placed a seal on you that's why you've not been discovered and killed, the system said. "Why are they after me he further thought", close your eyes the system instructed him. He closed his eyes and he saw a red and white matter moving around his body with some lightning. Sorry am late, he was brought back to life by the voice of the judge. Everyone entered the court. "Who is the lawyer of haff's family". Their judge moved forward. "Who is the lawyer of Mr Edward". The judge asked again. No one came out, after some minutes Jane and a person entered,. "It was a lawyer that Jane hired, she is the most influential person In law firm. Mrs haff got angry to the extent that she started to shake her visibly. The trial started and Edward was gaining upper hand.