The Vampire Hunter

It wasn't easy growing up like this, but I made it work. The other kids used to tease me.
'Your mom's a freak!' they used to shout at me. It was difficult in the beginning. I didn't talk for months after her passing.
Passing... I say it like she died from a natural cause, but she didn't. Where I come from, it isn't common to take your own life, especially not in front of your daughter. The mere thought of it brings shame on your family, but she did, my mother never did things the ordinary way. No, she needed to be extra in everything she did. No wonder she became a painter, and who would have thought the last painting she did was with her own blood.
Still, I can't blame her.