Another Life (Prologue)

Illinois 1973

Well, at school time, I was a respected student. I was good in sports, an excellent speaker, a quite loved boy and a genius mathematician. For a 15-year-old boy, I was better than most students of the era. The environment of our school was quite toxic. To me, it didn't matter much earlier but many students hated coming to school.

One particular Thursday, one girl named 'Christina' was on the roof of the school, almost in a mood to jump from there. She usually was also very sad. She was a quiet kid. She barely opened her mouth in front of teachers. On that particular day, I was also on the roof. I was there to find my tennis ball.

When she was at edge, I immediately ran to stop her. I almost reached her but she jumped. Everyone down there assumed that I pushed her.

The teachers, the students, everyone blamed me. They called me a killer. Some called me a psycho.

When my own parents were called, they rather than believing me, they believed the liar teachers and students. My two of the friends -Radalaf and Clara, and the gardener were the only one who trusted and supported me. Everything was black and white to me. I could finally see the truth now. Clara and Radalaf were suspended and the gardener was fired from the school. And me? Well I was sent to Young Asylum.

I knew none of it was my fault. But I realized there still was something wrong with me. I was not scared.I didn't shed a tear. Maybe it was my arrogance or ignorance. The asylum had different type of children. I could feel that most of them were desperate to be free to the outside world. Most of them were somewhat alleged with some sort of crime.

I had an appointment with a child psychologist.

He asked me several questions. He asked if I loved my parents, did I like school, was I a bully and many other dumb questions. One question he asked was 'Do you feel guilty?' and I replied 'Do they?'. He then walked away from the asylum.

My name was already dirty by then. I could never easily become a doctor or a professor. I had a permanant record of a psychological ill child. I decided to be something dangerous in future. I thought nothing can be worse than what happened to me. I decided that I should be somewhat like a spy, agent and detective.

I was released from the asylum in 3 years .Within my time in asylum, I read a lot about investigation. I learned much more things alone there than I could have ever learned in school. Most of it was quite unnecessary for daily life but I needed it for what I wanted to be.

At the age of 21 I was accepted in a private agency - CBA. It's main aim was to complete the assigned mission and punishing the criminals -even if it cost crossing 'the line'. I had one year training and then my job started. I solved small cases,performed small talsks until the big game came in hand.

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