After school, Charlotte takes me for ice cream and we go to my house, laughing and crying. We pull into the driveway and get out. We walk up to the door and I peek through the window. I knock and ring the doorbell. The door opens and mom looks at me.348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wfkZ9V7xF
"Charlotte, it's so nice to see you." She gasps. "My baby!" She pulls me into a hug and kisses my head. She lets go and gently pushes me inside. She does the same with Charlotte and shuts the door. "Oh. Um. There's someone in the living room who wants to meet you girls. You mostly Nikki."348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxekgyVV3l
"Alright. I'm going to go put my things up first."348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxMlJNl4Mw
"Okay. That's fine."348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhm1UD0cIFC
I put my things in my bedroom and head downstairs. I head into the living room and find mom talking to someone.348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpBDVHLrHu
"Hey, mom?"348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2eCj2korn
She turns around. "What, sweetie?"348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQcBBizAkr
"Do we have any snacks?"348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKr5eBG8Aml
"I think we do." She smiles at the stranger and walks to the kitchen. I look at her and follow mom. "Here. I bought this bag of mini donuts today. For you."348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdY5qyc88zQ
"Thanks, mom."348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkVw7AbvBe
"Anytime, dear."348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYreBC8P2q
I follow her back in the living room and find Charlotte talking to the stranger. I lie down on the loveseat and open the bag of donuts. I take one out and set the bag on the coffee table.348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDlbdjBtuLa
"Oh, yes. Um, Nikki?"348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqCj2VPsQQ
I look up. "Hm?"348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1n1CjKFSx
"I'd like to introduce you to someone who you wouldn't believe is even alive. Real, for that matter. I myself reacted in shock and didn’t believe her at first, but Nikki, this is, um … This is Sister Agatha Van Helsing."348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tzjN32iAz
I jump up. "Uh-uh. That's not possible."
She smiles. "Well, dear, as you get to know me, I'm sure you'll believe that it's possible."348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1TpWw7azR
Suddenly, I remember. "Oh. Mom?"348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0bmYosof1
"What, dear?"348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPCY2jqbRe
"C-can I talk to you? Please?" I sigh. "I-it's very important."348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKP1TmkpWsb
"Of course. You can talk to me anytime. Where do you want to go?"348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3g9QRkCsGD
"Is my bedroom okay? And can Charlotte come with?"348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7RGsBPDE9
"Um, yes."348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIZbHZbOiH
"Okay."348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCr5sblQ4Z
Charlotte joins us and we head upstairs. We get to my bedroom and mom shuts the door behind us. She leans against it and crosses her arms.348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1VoVAOkrAz
"Okay, first of all, young lady, I have a question for you. Where were you when the funeral director and I got back? And why was Dracula gone, also?"348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzU6jsISsC
"I'm about to tell you that. Um, you might not believe this or not, but he, um, woke up and drank my blood at the funeral home and I went unconscious. Then, when I woke up, I was in Castle Dracula with him. He took me upstairs and, um, he f-f-f—" I burst into tears.348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN9CpeePrWD
Mom looks sympathetically at Charlotte. 348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1MRja15A2
Charlotte sighs. "She told me about the whole weekend at school during lunch and she said that Dracula had 'you know what' with her. Then we went into the bathroom and, um, she … She's pregnant."348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQIsclXI5I
"With Dracula's child?"348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVrPIBB9Zt
"Apparently."348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCJIZTLGw9
"I'll be right back." Mom opens the door and goes downstairs, shutting the door behind her.348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqvG4GN3zc
Fifteen minutes pass and mom comes back up with Agatha right behind her. Mom shuts the door and I look up.348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz9M2rZnPrE
"W-wait? Y-you believe me?"348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjTYVdXUz7
"Yes." She smiles half-heartedly and looks away.348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5X4RBmlKAR
Agatha walks over to me and I fall to the floor.348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbu0AoFyzv
"I-I didn't w-want to," I sob. "I s-swear. I couldn't st-stop him. Please!"348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTopHrsSXV0
Agatha kneels down and gently squeezes my arm. "Shh. It's alright. I can help you. Really, I can."348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuHshbv6wF
I look up at her and sniff. "Can you really?"348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJTQ8ASRc9
"Yes, I can. And I will." She smiles reassuringly. "And Mr. someone will pay for what he did. I'll make sure he does." She pats my arm. "I've got to pay him a visit anyway. And you, your mom, and miss Charlotte are going to come with."348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVrJ2QeD0Vy
"Oh, yeah." I turn my head sideways and pull my hair back. Agatha must see it because she gasps.348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvqvNyzLqD
"He did not."348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEN8aFTprO
I pull my hand away and nod. "Yes, he did."348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfoxhDC7N9Q
"How many times?"348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjxpQccKrz
"Twice that I know of."348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDcHSZEDPO
Mom comes over. "What's going on?"348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQHS2rGDwV
Agatha stands up. "Dracula drank her—"348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzd0IGssZ8O
"Blood."348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNH0QEkOQr
"Yes. She has a scar on her neck."348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7SHjsVWDB
Mom sighs slowly. "That mother-effing—"348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0fkA89tUm
"Mom!"348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLLWH090OFV
She looks down at me. "What, sweetie?"348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr69VNJgkEJ
"Please don't curse. I don't like it when you do that."348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBf3kLGSPK
"Okay. I'll try my best." She smiles. "For you."348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHlSyhu9taD
I smile back. "I love you, mom."348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmlYmUTIvlH
"I love you too, dear."348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbTYmMOdY6
I stand up and hug her. She hugs me back. I smile. Best mom ever.348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeyPAcML1eN
