My Vampire neighbor... A true life story!

Dear steemians, today, I would like to share my true life story with you guys.

I remember when I was 10 years old, my mom prohibited me from going or making friends with the next house in our estate. The said house was the home of Michael. However, Michael was my agemate but he was studying in a different school.

The reason why my mom banned me from visiting Michaels house was that she heard that Michael’s parents “eat people” and as such, they were “vampire”

I was filled with fear and I never wanted to do anything with Michael. Even when all the kids living in the estate gather to play and ride bicycles, I always avoid Michael and his siblings.

Usually, the owner of our estate organizes vacation get together for all the kids in the estate. Every child in the estate is expected to attend. The reason for the vacation get together is to instill in the children living in the estate the spirit of living together irrespective of where one comes from or family background. In the vacation get together, every child is expected to bring some foods or snacks.

When I enquired from the other kids that Michael and his siblings are going to attend, I said to myself…” the son of the vampire was going to attend also”

I became restless and never wanted to attend but on a second thought, I knew that I would make new friends and it will definitely be fun filed. I reluctantly attended with a bag filled with cheese balls

There were so many kinds of snacks brought to the vacation get together. Michael brought candy.

During snacks time, I would avoid Michael and his siblings together with their snacks. And whenever I saw other kids mingling with Michael and his siblings, I would sigh.

One day, I wanted to stop other kids from eating or mingling with Michael and his siblings but on a second thought, I stopped.

One Sunday night, I was sleeping, I had a dream. On the dream, I saw someone chasing after me and immediately, my eyes were open and behold who was standing beside me, Michael! And I stood up from the bed.

"Have you come to kill me?."
I enquired as I was panicking.
"Kill you?"
He was surprised and confused by what I said.
"Yah, my mom said you people were vampires."

He became furious.
"No one in my family has ever killed"
"you are a son of a vampire parents. You are a vampire."
"That is never the truth!"
"What are you doing here while I was sleeping at this late hour of the night?"
"Am here to see how you would turn into a bird”
"Turn into a bird?"
"Yah, turn into a bird so you could fly away and attend your witches and wizards meeting”
"Witches and wizards?"
"Yah. My dad told me that your family members are witches and wizards. And you people turn into a bird in order to fly away to attend your meeting in the late hour of the night"
"That’s not true!"
"It’s true. Your parents are wizards."
"Your parents are vampires!"
"It’s not true!"

Michael thought that what I told him was the real truth, he started crying and left.

We were reported to the hostel mistress whom It took three days to clear our thoughts of hatred and apostasies passed unto us by our parents.

The same lies and hatred were passed to our parent by their ignorant friends.
The hostel mistress made us to apologize to one another and we hugged each other and became friends

We should always be curious to find out what we do not know before calling it bad. Be that as it may, we should always ask questions because questions bring about answers and answers makes one to think and as such one who thinks never end up a fool!

Whenever we hear something about anyone, we should as a matter of fact, make enquiries before judging or making conclusions and when you are presented with proof, pause and reflect in order to make a right judgement!

We should always remember the golden rule which is do unto others what you want to be done unto you! We should not allow prejudice blind us.

Let love lead

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