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.359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4roD7OQMz
"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."359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEwRIwmhTA
"Alright. I'm going to go put my things up first."359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9LPmWKCIC
"Okay. That's fine."359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2Xa450cg6
I put my things in my bedroom and head downstairs. I head into the living room and find mom talking to someone.359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLHQALGlnIv
"Hey, mom?"359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkV9i6n63Z
She turns around. "What, sweetie?"359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgjNTEyGRM2
"Do we have any snacks?"359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSwYiyMtWOG
"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."359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡldiOLnIO7R
"Thanks, mom."359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqgHLR4ceXD
"Anytime, dear."359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPoJtHo46F
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.359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnST9cw073
"Oh, yes. Um, Nikki?"359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAF8xpPno28
I look up. "Hm?"359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7fydOf65A9
"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."359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXBhC7wimL
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."359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5vdlV48ch
Suddenly, I remember. "Oh. Mom?"359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdDIKI5R5Do
"What, dear?"359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWemHFBnaq
"C-can I talk to you? Please?" I sigh. "I-it's very important."359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRyU5ZO1nYd
"Of course. You can talk to me anytime. Where do you want to go?"359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47Zo5UiGqG
"Is my bedroom okay? And can Charlotte come with?"359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSdtaellsug
"Um, yes."359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4e1wkSVHjb
"Okay."359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXCS43gNvt
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.359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPobZYFUFFX
"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?"359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFG2ZuS3uG
"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.359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUogmeFy0i1
Mom looks sympathetically at Charlotte. 359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFHKfr6ezQ
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."359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXI74D6Eg3S
"With Dracula's child?"359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZaQXdA5tA
"Apparently."359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡffcZ2XW0Ko
"I'll be right back." Mom opens the door and goes downstairs, shutting the door behind her.359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAkuG1ELjr
Fifteen minutes pass and mom comes back up with Agatha right behind her. Mom shuts the door and I look up.359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJnDdqtKgq
"W-wait? Y-you believe me?"359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7DUqtszh3
"Yes." She smiles half-heartedly and looks away.359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBZB1NZ63m
Agatha walks over to me and I fall to the floor.359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqf55fbn2Z
"I-I didn't w-want to," I sob. "I s-swear. I couldn't st-stop him. Please!"359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSM05xhhWj
Agatha kneels down and gently squeezes my arm. "Shh. It's alright. I can help you. Really, I can."359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhgNMgwuaI
I look up at her and sniff. "Can you really?"359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtMV7gKIeY
"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."359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Mp3DDR7N5
"Oh, yeah." I turn my head sideways and pull my hair back. Agatha must see it because she gasps.359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXizMJTY27
"He did not."359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFwgvj24J2n
I pull my hand away and nod. "Yes, he did."359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVTGoRSIKpt
"How many times?"359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4aJAkYwfS
"Twice that I know of."359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1onnrHI0b
Mom comes over. "What's going on?"359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZoECsHRZJj
Agatha stands up. "Dracula drank her—"359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDBTjAtzDo
"Blood."359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdO8Vzu7omZ
"Yes. She has a scar on her neck."359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPFWJheQYO
Mom sighs slowly. "That mother-effing—"359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4k77vi6am
"Mom!"359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpCkYw3jOj
She looks down at me. "What, sweetie?"359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlo8jhAAub
"Please don't curse. I don't like it when you do that."359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡazXMQkYeJM
"Okay. I'll try my best." She smiles. "For you."359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKyE2GkNOD9
I smile back. "I love you, mom."359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVr3ATpgod
"I love you too, dear."359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYF8cZzrMcb
I stand up and hug her. She hugs me back. I smile. Best mom ever.359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkcxpOiTgj
