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.474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHH8czTZ1C2
"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."474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CEfTS06UB
"Alright. I'm going to go put my things up first."474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi7VR0x9rAb
"Okay. That's fine."474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyiQncFDelN
I put my things in my bedroom and head downstairs. I head into the living room and find mom talking to someone.474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJwCP5bK8Q
"Hey, mom?"474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3CtFDy9dGx
She turns around. "What, sweetie?"474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcnQJ3I6Hut
"Do we have any snacks?"474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxgDxKfhBj
"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."474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtrSfoglJ4b
"Thanks, mom."474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKUCqOP7rK
"Anytime, dear."474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJ3p9V6gqL
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.474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGnxcLITzl
"Oh, yes. Um, Nikki?"474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6NRQOasc1
I look up. "Hm?"474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8w1vf603e
"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."474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevpqECxu5C
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."474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXOomCAedj
Suddenly, I remember. "Oh. Mom?"474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOwLqO9q7kT
"What, dear?"474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mu1LrgSwS
"C-can I talk to you? Please?" I sigh. "I-it's very important."474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujUbJ6NXTA
"Of course. You can talk to me anytime. Where do you want to go?"474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVIICUZrGsF
"Is my bedroom okay? And can Charlotte come with?"474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxJ9VXlaTq
"Um, yes."474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKz7uhzgRcP
"Okay."474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jAORI7Vy1
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.474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMgxFPxJ5g
"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?"474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVaZ3Bs94gX
"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.474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyYBfMB3T2P
Mom looks sympathetically at Charlotte. 474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABjpa4v02z
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."474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSGnSADcWC
"With Dracula's child?"474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaG2pePt7ma
"Apparently."474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUzhTQWsuM
"I'll be right back." Mom opens the door and goes downstairs, shutting the door behind her.474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVPEb9CfTl
Fifteen minutes pass and mom comes back up with Agatha right behind her. Mom shuts the door and I look up.474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH4MlnwGcpG
"W-wait? Y-you believe me?"474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPdd7ogAGI
"Yes." She smiles half-heartedly and looks away.474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNBlRX1nx2
Agatha walks over to me and I fall to the floor.474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwF5aymkq1T
"I-I didn't w-want to," I sob. "I s-swear. I couldn't st-stop him. Please!"474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFycfoxPzDX
Agatha kneels down and gently squeezes my arm. "Shh. It's alright. I can help you. Really, I can."474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcrSQaiUIQ
I look up at her and sniff. "Can you really?"474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRRhgr3tt31
"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."474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOitnqcG3D7
"Oh, yeah." I turn my head sideways and pull my hair back. Agatha must see it because she gasps.474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsol4vv2qy
"He did not."474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfqkehwnFn
I pull my hand away and nod. "Yes, he did."474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73YB1TwgBQ
"How many times?"474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUeOF0DAeL0
"Twice that I know of."474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0YDSg0Usb4
Mom comes over. "What's going on?"474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7u5Ott8ML8
Agatha stands up. "Dracula drank her—"474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKQ9pBvhIT
"Blood."474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqEQMHQfHmp
"Yes. She has a scar on her neck."474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbuuU9zGV6
Mom sighs slowly. "That mother-effing—"474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn1CE72y6zz
"Mom!"474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBaXiEtmdbX
She looks down at me. "What, sweetie?"474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpP709DD2pW
"Please don't curse. I don't like it when you do that."474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqDjveNiQW
"Okay. I'll try my best." She smiles. "For you."474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VXftyyWMB
I smile back. "I love you, mom."474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DNel6pc2E
"I love you too, dear."474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡijigL3fjnn
I stand up and hug her. She hugs me back. I smile. Best mom ever.474Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodzXqOPK4T
