Chapter 10: Blame game

The seventh person in the line of ten dropped like a lifeless body on the floor due to the deep cut on her wrist. Even though it was not her turn yet she stubbornly slit her wrist.

The others panicked when they saw her dropped on the floor.

Her blood rushed out like water in abundance.

Ted noticed the scene from where he sat comfortably on a chair. He walked to the back of the line where the girl laid and gave his blood to her.

Within few minutes she regained consciousness. she stood up without any assistance.

"Oh,look at that people... He smiled as she made it to her feet. I have given you a gift. He said to araunah.You will live for centuries except if you get on my nerves then I may decide to kill you aside that welcome to eternity. You will feed on blood like me and you will see that I am not a monster but of necessity i feed on blood".

"You do not have to turn everybody ted. Some people prefer to be normal human being". Deirdre said.

"I know brother but I want her to understand the concept of being a vampire. We did not choose to be this way"... He looked at Imelda who avoided his gaze.

"OUR sister decided for us". He took a sip of his drink. Bloody drink.

"I will never drink human blood ". Araunah said aloud.

Ted burst into laughter.

"What!

"You would go for chicken blood. Ha! I would see how far you can go with it.

Araunah stormed out of the room.

Ted walked back to his seat.

She was the last in the line of ten.The others proceeded to the human quarter to fatten up after ted had drank their blood.

Ted held a slim girl's wrist above his glass cup. Her blood dropped slowly into his cup. She looked pale and very skinny but that did not spoil her pretty face and her slim pointed nose.

"Jesus Christ! I really cannot accept the reality that my OWN brothers drink blood to survive. My brothers... Monsters.

"Oh, c'mon Imelda, don't be so hypocritical... Ted said.

"You may leave and fattening up. There's enough food supplies in the store house.I wonder why you don't make use of it. He said to the girl standing in his front".

"Have you forgotten that you turned us into this monster that we are today".

"So, it's my fault now ". Replied Imelda.

Ted sipped the blood in his cup.

"If I was you,i would rather not go down the drastic memory lane". Said deirdre.

"It's your fault imelda. All your fault. Out of the many beings on this earth you find this pleasurable and most appropriate. How can you turn us into this monster. Our monstrousity control us and we run wild". Said Ted.

"You did not stop at that,you removed our werewolf qualities and leave us with this fuckening tattoo that protect us from the sun". Said deirdre. He took long drink of the blood in his cup. He emptied it.All of it.

"And I know why you removed our werewolf qualities. Said Ted pointing at Imelda with his index finger. Imelda watched them in silence.

"You do not want us to be powerful than you,so you left us to be the sons of the devil and you criticize us. That's disgusting Imelda". Said ted.

There were the only ones in the room. So they could shout and blab all their secrets out.

"You're the first born of the devil ted. All this idea came from you. To run in your full wolf form. If you look closely and use your brain you will know that it's all your fault.

"Alright. Stop it. Stop it you two. How many times will you curse us Imelda. We did not choose to be this way. You torment us with your disdainful words.

"Talk to your brother". She fired.

"Deirdre don't talk reasonably to her. She could not drop her silly little tricks yet she claims she helped us but she destroyed us.

If you had cautioned us as a loving big sister perhaps I will not be here gulping on human blood. You protected yourself by letting us go against father's rules and then you support us when we were chastised. You're the real devil imelda. I wish not to see your face again.

"Maybe I should have only saved deirdre and leave you to die that night.it would have served you right... She said with gritted teeth.

Ted got upset and poured the slim girl's blood on her. The blood went down her face and stained her clothes. She got up to her feet and slapped Ted.

Ted returned it back two times hotter.

She used magic to stop Ted as he was about walk out of the room.

She said a magic word.

Ted bones broke from inside. He screamed in agony.

Arghhhh!

"This is the monster you are,you torture your family. You have RUINED US. Ted shouted in pain as his bones broke continuously.

"Imelda calm down,you will kill him". Said deirdre.

"He is already dead".

"I know but please.

"I will not listen...

Deirdre moved with speed and pushed Imelda. She crashed on the floor.

Ouch! She screamed.

Imelda was breathing fast. Deirdre walked to where she stood. He held her hand and helped her up.

"You both will pay. You know I am very vengeful. I will stab you with a poisonous stake and I will say I love you". Said Imelda.

Ted managed to get up. He dashed for the door and went outside.

"Leave me alone"... Imelda said to deirdre.

"As you wish...do you want some water.

"I said leave me alone. Idiot.

Deirdre moved with speed into another room.

*

Deirdre sat in the dark.

The pain of losing his first love still hunts him. He was less concerned about imelda's words. Imelda words are not enough to break him.

Linda's death traumatized him a lot even so now. He watched her slipped away into an eternal slumber. All his dreams and hopes slipped away even his desire to have a family. He was very aware that imelda wants him to turn his back on Ted by constantly reminding him of how ted persuaded him into leaving the house that night. She reminds him of his unfulfilled dreams to cause an ugly rift between the two of them. The devil herself.