reading response to twelfth grade kills

Vlad's father Tomas is alive after Vlad thought he was dead for eight years. when his father comes back he feels angry, betrayed, and guilt for feeling angry. his mother is still dead. after a while Vlad and his Guardian Nelly (his mother's closest friend) are both able to forgive him for all the pain he caused them. his uncle Otis however can't. Vlad's father being alive was a shock when everyone thought he was dead. Tomas told them that he was only trying to protect Vlad from the people who wanted to kill him (Tomas).things aren't always what they seem and often the people you think you know aren't who they seem either.

Vlad's father wasn't who Vlad thought he was. he only wanted Vlad's power so he made his mother his slave so that he could have Vlad. Vlad's friend Vikas turned out to be with Tomas the whole time. Tomas killed his mother Mellina when he found out that she was planning to take Vlad away turn him in to Elysia for his crimes. he also killed the vampire she cantacted to help her. Vlad thought that his father loved him. he didn't.  in the end Vlad killed his father after he killed Nelly. he (Vlad) said that he prabley saved the rest of humanity when he killed his father but that still left him feeling guilty. 

in the end make sure you know the people around you. they're often the ones you think you know but you don't. in Vlad's case his father was a power hungry man who just had him so that he could kill him and take his powers. it's like John from i don't want to kill you. his father was a violent man who never loved him or his mother and sister. even though he beat them he still loved his father because he was "dad". he hated him but still loved him too. the same thing with Vlad. he still loved his father because he was his "dad" even though his father didn't love him in the end.