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.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdcFt2Jkgz
"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."476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBThWa36vC
"Alright. I'm going to go put my things up first."476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76wTiYZ1Ih
"Okay. That's fine."476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXuojiZAj4w
I put my things in my bedroom and head downstairs. I head into the living room and find mom talking to someone.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVeLnMyHIG
"Hey, mom?"476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1Zo3LBG3p
She turns around. "What, sweetie?"476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3gADuiWF7
"Do we have any snacks?"476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1WbKTy4FQX
"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."476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbdPB8Nl4A
"Thanks, mom."476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUCS4DSS7b
"Anytime, dear."476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttbWO9SWvy
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.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTxBiYv6ng
"Oh, yes. Um, Nikki?"476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS0J5T5rNk7
I look up. "Hm?"476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHfwsEAxnL
"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."476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzVoxWv74A
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."476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0DEdLIxn2c
Suddenly, I remember. "Oh. Mom?"476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLAAee1h31M
"What, dear?"476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6tetzzHp2
"C-can I talk to you? Please?" I sigh. "I-it's very important."476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4sqlsreOG
"Of course. You can talk to me anytime. Where do you want to go?"476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZt32Dmdukh
"Is my bedroom okay? And can Charlotte come with?"476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ94DZI4NJcA
"Um, yes."476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuivFnhr7UW
"Okay."476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3krXCJeWNl
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.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW0rPWYMAMu
"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?"476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNRl4GijaTm
"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.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31yU4PD2kM
Mom looks sympathetically at Charlotte. 476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPykMOxAqJT
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."476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7clJ2Rh9py
"With Dracula's child?"476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0YoAh1kHJ
"Apparently."476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpGBicqFqd
"I'll be right back." Mom opens the door and goes downstairs, shutting the door behind her.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OPlFS0Wnw
Fifteen minutes pass and mom comes back up with Agatha right behind her. Mom shuts the door and I look up.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQh0s98q9AP
"W-wait? Y-you believe me?"476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Pg6S0emPK
"Yes." She smiles half-heartedly and looks away.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHefsK9hI4s
Agatha walks over to me and I fall to the floor.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDnYfLjVLre
"I-I didn't w-want to," I sob. "I s-swear. I couldn't st-stop him. Please!"476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj17AI80Qeu
Agatha kneels down and gently squeezes my arm. "Shh. It's alright. I can help you. Really, I can."476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUiMxM29zS
I look up at her and sniff. "Can you really?"476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCVaXB7NTB
"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."476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjiNoig9IsR
"Oh, yeah." I turn my head sideways and pull my hair back. Agatha must see it because she gasps.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8L0QCpeaOA
"He did not."476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfksZ5Eg8H
I pull my hand away and nod. "Yes, he did."476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn1aYy4Uv8N
"How many times?"476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81d6bu5GzR
"Twice that I know of."476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlcLt5YZqm
Mom comes over. "What's going on?"476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXWLGOpIkd
Agatha stands up. "Dracula drank her—"476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPiDIkAjgJZ
"Blood."476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfn2N2rgWR
"Yes. She has a scar on her neck."476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBc5jlpmaeW
Mom sighs slowly. "That mother-effing—"476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWth7L0zJZG
"Mom!"476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcZZz7gjfW
She looks down at me. "What, sweetie?"476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBLev1sqJ5
"Please don't curse. I don't like it when you do that."476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCckrxbLGSL
"Okay. I'll try my best." She smiles. "For you."476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfo5Yc7ubCi
I smile back. "I love you, mom."476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PRKAixCOb
"I love you too, dear."476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5CoaLU4Sh
I stand up and hug her. She hugs me back. I smile. Best mom ever.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZLEaP4XTo
