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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPPEhW0E75
"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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCGn9r4htR
"Alright. I'm going to go put my things up first."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAlvstJjyJ
"Okay. That's fine."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQmaY0Rbin
I put my things in my bedroom and head downstairs. I head into the living room and find mom talking to someone.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZ2hdgNYhi
"Hey, mom?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtuMn849VN
She turns around. "What, sweetie?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnwqWkJ12Y
"Do we have any snacks?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlZkGEBI1i
"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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvjhf2tFmUJ
"Thanks, mom."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbl2a9EW0JV
"Anytime, dear."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4GGOM6Jz5
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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKFQzsgRGD
"Oh, yes. Um, Nikki?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDWkFP9bSR
I look up. "Hm?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo6hKSC111l
"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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHddHadCNg9
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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWfUAdKtuJ
Suddenly, I remember. "Oh. Mom?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPMzhxzA17
"What, dear?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lD7KtEPH1
"C-can I talk to you? Please?" I sigh. "I-it's very important."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9reulaCFq
"Of course. You can talk to me anytime. Where do you want to go?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUqV5tm8Bw
"Is my bedroom okay? And can Charlotte come with?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRdjnZHAYa
"Um, yes."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8SUEhRjaur
"Okay."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTxVzkTbRl
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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYRwU2Ut8e
"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?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Z1hx5zpWJ
"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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdgCIHQQSs
Mom looks sympathetically at Charlotte. 460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwWQRtjhmDM
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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrrBDX0wA9r
"With Dracula's child?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYI8swpHXGS
"Apparently."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJpYKZG4jn
"I'll be right back." Mom opens the door and goes downstairs, shutting the door behind her.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnfId6IPLW
Fifteen minutes pass and mom comes back up with Agatha right behind her. Mom shuts the door and I look up.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhAyNJWoO7O
"W-wait? Y-you believe me?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wunZheKDX
"Yes." She smiles half-heartedly and looks away.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZN9PAcHklK
Agatha walks over to me and I fall to the floor.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrdL3XHDsEO
"I-I didn't w-want to," I sob. "I s-swear. I couldn't st-stop him. Please!"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDbOdm4zybm
Agatha kneels down and gently squeezes my arm. "Shh. It's alright. I can help you. Really, I can."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2NCfKXhkBS
I look up at her and sniff. "Can you really?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCJuJUP1Og
"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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowKwehvMQD
"Oh, yeah." I turn my head sideways and pull my hair back. Agatha must see it because she gasps.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrmFlCuFqjN
"He did not."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ80nSGcvzdo
I pull my hand away and nod. "Yes, he did."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2OKs1O9PB
"How many times?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0ODBMYdzT
"Twice that I know of."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHTKYwQQw9
Mom comes over. "What's going on?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoui6g4iwnl
Agatha stands up. "Dracula drank her—"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVYgmeRXHE
"Blood."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhAtT1x5Wp5
"Yes. She has a scar on her neck."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVNEMT04HiZ
Mom sighs slowly. "That mother-effing—"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2zgEeXS4X
"Mom!"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5oQX3UjrcT
She looks down at me. "What, sweetie?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthxJP8OVzY
"Please don't curse. I don't like it when you do that."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeE0rXpW0g1
"Okay. I'll try my best." She smiles. "For you."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzV5UdhPrs5
I smile back. "I love you, mom."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNAQpSzcO2J
"I love you too, dear."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPELr4hyOM
I stand up and hug her. She hugs me back. I smile. Best mom ever.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrB323hBvVn
