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.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrSyLxJKPXi
"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."352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYP9JBJ6d4
"Alright. I'm going to go put my things up first."352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXDKTe6jLMN
"Okay. That's fine."352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFw7fZ76yF3
I put my things in my bedroom and head downstairs. I head into the living room and find mom talking to someone.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8lxcETpAK
"Hey, mom?"352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTzdbvE8ki
She turns around. "What, sweetie?"352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7oqB0G7qCQ
"Do we have any snacks?"352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQ1ynqtd9v
"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."352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK850YFkSnE
"Thanks, mom."352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUACbJUOjs
"Anytime, dear."352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1LJKGSJNf
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.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30ciZRlxJs
"Oh, yes. Um, Nikki?"352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlecMxG3075
I look up. "Hm?"352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgADEOhv9Eq
"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."352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsS2xJiNUt
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."352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ609tWvI3JC
Suddenly, I remember. "Oh. Mom?"352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPmsMtrxe5
"What, dear?"352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAoIi1U3M4
"C-can I talk to you? Please?" I sigh. "I-it's very important."352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xjcQVCt4E
"Of course. You can talk to me anytime. Where do you want to go?"352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19tU2rkm1M
"Is my bedroom okay? And can Charlotte come with?"352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4oQjOKSQ1
"Um, yes."352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrFg1acnjy
"Okay."352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAc3HYCOhh
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.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOWpFwDmIu
"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?"352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0PCYecy6a
"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.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ08rRuDEwwW
Mom looks sympathetically at Charlotte. 352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡygHD5SsIln
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."352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LYpuGCuxK
"With Dracula's child?"352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXoFXHoTOc
"Apparently."352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5SmP5SAz53
"I'll be right back." Mom opens the door and goes downstairs, shutting the door behind her.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiHgco7ZV4J
Fifteen minutes pass and mom comes back up with Agatha right behind her. Mom shuts the door and I look up.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxXlPxPQ69
"W-wait? Y-you believe me?"352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1iRepXNfz
"Yes." She smiles half-heartedly and looks away.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1P5KOolbWi
Agatha walks over to me and I fall to the floor.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAglzwlCmkq
"I-I didn't w-want to," I sob. "I s-swear. I couldn't st-stop him. Please!"352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PotZYsDCs
Agatha kneels down and gently squeezes my arm. "Shh. It's alright. I can help you. Really, I can."352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZyBy3YMkhF
I look up at her and sniff. "Can you really?"352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6TjqZQkpD
"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."352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVO6IL2zHO
"Oh, yeah." I turn my head sideways and pull my hair back. Agatha must see it because she gasps.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OylYrYGU9
"He did not."352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpoyuIzAvu
I pull my hand away and nod. "Yes, he did."352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3EvOKdY9Z
"How many times?"352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhtk5obkrjx
"Twice that I know of."352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPgOfgWXNP
Mom comes over. "What's going on?"352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoutb1vTfgE
Agatha stands up. "Dracula drank her—"352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkEG3p0r8Ih
"Blood."352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABuaeUv9Up
"Yes. She has a scar on her neck."352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHTKecrMdd1
Mom sighs slowly. "That mother-effing—"352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfLFGwx65Xm
"Mom!"352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZXJKexvmR
She looks down at me. "What, sweetie?"352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmQNqj33hn
"Please don't curse. I don't like it when you do that."352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9p41VGnKSO
"Okay. I'll try my best." She smiles. "For you."352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JtAYdW4F8
I smile back. "I love you, mom."352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtfzQcN9fO
"I love you too, dear."352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq9BMkAYth1
I stand up and hug her. She hugs me back. I smile. Best mom ever.352Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjvOkTzpDR
